May's Kitchen
1 Season • 13 Episodes
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13 Episodes
Palestine
Season 1 • Episode 1 • 25m • TV-G
Chef May Yacoubi cooks an authentic Palestinian breakfast that gathers the whole family around the table. The second dish is Maklouba and for dessert, Kunafa Nabbulsi, a wet, gooey, hot, and rich pastry with a generous drizzle of orange blossom.
Lebanon
Season 1 • Episode 2 • 25m • TV-G
Chef, May Yacoubi presents the fresh goodness, and tradition of Lebanese cuisine starting with Mezza Table, a table of colorful appetizers including Batata Harra, Fatoush and tabula leading up to Fried Kebbeh and for the desert, Moghly, a sweet rice pudding.
Egypt
Season 1 • Episode 3 • 25m • TV-G
Chef May Yacoubi creates Egyptian favorite, the Alexandria city dish of Kebdda Iskandrani, an okra based Bamia and for the dessert, Um Ali, Egypt’s answer to bread pudding.
Yemen
Season 1 • Episode 4 • 25m • TV-G
In this Episode Chef, May Yacoubi will visit Yemen cuisine with Pur Soup followed by the famous Yemeni meat, rice and spiced dish known as Mandy and for dessert the light and sweet Rawani Cake popular during Ramadan.
South Africa
Season 1 • Episode 5 • 25m • TV-G
Chef May Yacoubi highlights the melting pot of flavors found in South African cuisine starting with the country’s national dish, a curried favorite, Babotie followed by the famous Peri Peri Sauce and for dessert, Malva pudding.
Arabian Gulf
Season 1 • Episode 6 • 25m • TV-G
Chef May Yacoubi shares the cuisine of The Arabian gulf including Saudi Jareesh, a chicken and basmati rice dish from Saudi Arabia, Kuwait’s unique version of Mutabbag featuring fish and Bahrain’s Khanfaroosh, a fried dessert also popular for breakfast.
Libya
Season 1 • Episode 7 • 26m • TV-G
Chef May introduces Libyan cuisine and its Italian influences. The quintessential Libyan dishes are Mbakbaka, pasta with sauce featuring Libyan flavors and Mbattan combining vegetables and potatoes and Aseeda, a simple wheat flour and honey dessert.
India
Season 1 • Episode 8 • 25m • TV-G
May Yacoubi introduces the bold spices and flavors of Indian cuisine including Potato Samosa and butter chicken followed by India’s famous syrupy sweet dessert Gulab Jamun with a secret twist from chef May
Persia
Season 1 • Episode 9 • 25m • TV-G
May Yacoubi will visit Persian cuisine starting with an herb infused Kookoo Sabzi followed by the tangy meat dish of Kofteh Peste and gluten-free cookies with a surprise twist.
Turkish
Season 1 • Episode 10 • 25m • TV-G
Chef May Yacoubi introduces Turkish cuisine. She’ll start with a simple vegetable and spice dish called Bulgur Pilaf followed by Gözleme, a savory pastry and feta cheese dish. For dessert it’s Irmak Helvasi known as the magic dessert.
Jordan
Season 1 • Episode 11 • 25m • TV-G
Chef May Yacoubi Levantine Cuisine of Jordan. She’ll start with Sajyyeh cooked in the mountainous region of the country’s desert. Another famous dish is Mansaf, a rich lamb and rice dish and finally, Bahata a sweet and sticky dessert with May’s twist.
Syrian
Season 1 • Episode 12 • 25m • TV-G
Chef May Yacoubi introduces the cuisine of the land of jasmine trees starting with Tas-Eyeh, a simple Syrian breakfast dish, a spice infused casserole called Fattet Makdous and for dessert, Al Ma-Munetteh, Syria’s answer to baklava.
Moroccan
Season 1 • Episode 13 • 25m • TV-G
Chef May Yacoubi introduces Moroccan cuisine beginning will a tomato and lentil based soup called Harira followed by Morocco’s famous Olive Tagine, and for the dessert she’ll create El Shibakeyyeh unique to this North Africa country.