laila: he s saying if-if you eat this you shouldn t have another meal for 3 days. anthony: where do this dish come from originally? laila: this is a dish that s native to southern gaza, the sinai, the uh-sort of the desert bedouin areas. anthony: all the food i ve had so far in gaza has been very different than in anything else i ve had in the arab world. it s a different flavor spectrum. laila: totally. it s kind of it s own little gastronomical bubble. elder man 3: why are you not using a spoon? laila: you know i find that the food has more flavor, i get a better sensory experience. [ speaks arabic ] laila: even the children they like to eat with their hands. [ speaks arabic ] laila: he s saying god gave us hands to eat with not spoons. [ laughs ] parts of me i didn t even know. i find out i m 19% native american,
anthony: where does this dish come from originally? laila: this is a dish that s native to southern gaza, the sinai, the uh-sort of the desert bedouin areas. anthony: all the food i ve had so far in gaza has been very different than in anything else i ve had in the arab world. it s a different flavor spectrum. laila: totally. it s kind of it s own little gastronomical bubble. elder man 3: why are you not using a spoon? laila: you know, i find that the food has more flavor, i get a better sensory experience. [ speaks arabic ] laila: even the children they like to eat with their hands. [ speaks arabic ] laila: he s saying god gave us hands to eat with not spoons. [ laughs ]
these guys, are not sympathetic to my country or my ethnicity i m guessing. but there s that hospitality thing. anywhere you go in the muslim world it seems, no matter what, you feed your guests, you do your best to make them feel at home. laila: oh, we have to eat, maybe we should [ speaks arabic ] laila: ah, you re supposed to eat this with your hands. mmm, very good. [ speaks arabic ] laila: he s saying if-if you eat this you shouldn t have another meal for 3 days. anthony: where do this dish come from originally? laila: this is a dish that s native to southern gaza, the sinai, the uh-sort of the desert bedouin areas. anthony: all the food i ve had so far in gaza has been very different than in anything else