Khubeza patties
{{Short description|Israeli food}}
{{Infobox prepared food
| name = Khubeza patties
| image =
| alternate_name = Ktzitzot Khalmit
| country = Israel
| region = Jerusalem
| course = Appetizer/Main dish
| served = Hot
| main_ingredient = Mallow, bulgur/bread crumbs/pita, eggs, onion, olive oil
}}
Khubeza patties ({{langx|he|קציצות חובזה}}) are fried patties made of khubeza, a variety of a mallow (native to the Levant region) combined with bulgur, pita crumbs, eggs, spices, garlic and onions.
History
During the siege of Jerusalem, when convoys of food could not reach the city, residents of Jerusalem went out to the fields to pick khubeza, a wild green which is high in iron and vitamins.{{Cite web |title=Superfoods to the rescue |url=https://www.jpost.com/arts-and-culture/food-and-wine/superfoods-to-the-rescue |access-date=2023-01-13 |website=The Jerusalem Post {{!}} JPost.com |language=en-US}} The Jerusalem radio station Kol Hamagen broadcast instructions for cooking it. The broadcast, picked up in Jordan, convinced the Arabs that the Jews were dying of starvation and that victory was at hand.[http://www.haaretz.co.il/hasen/spages/961709.html Don't leave these alone], Haaretz
Variations
Jute mallow (molokhia) leaves can be used instead of khubeza.{{Cite web |last=Kramer |first=Faith |date=2018-04-06 |title=Israel at 70 {{!}} Cooking with the weed that sustained Israel in ’48 |url=https://jweekly.com/2018/04/06/cooking-common-weed-no-not-kind-sustained-israel-48/ |access-date=2023-01-13 |website=J. |language=en-US}}
See also
References
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{{Cuisine of Israel}}
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