Musakhan

{{Short description|Palestinian bread and chicken dish}}

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{{Distinguish|Muhammar|text=with the Bahraini dish Muhammar}}

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| name = Musakhan

| image = Mushakhan Dish.jpg

| image_size = 250px

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| country = Palestine

| region = Levant

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| course = Meal

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| main_ingredient = Chicken, sumac, onion, taboon bread, olive oil

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| associated_cuisine = Palestinian, Levantine

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Musakhan ({{langx|ar|مسخّن|lit=something that is [re]heated}}),{{cite web|url=https://www.seriouseats.com/msakhan-recipe-5219618 |title=Msakhan (Palestinian Flatbreads with Onion, Sumac, and Roast Chicken) Recipe }} also known as muhammar ({{langx|ar|links=no|محمّر|lit=reddish}}), is a Palestinian dish composed of roasted chicken baked with onions, sumac, allspice, saffron, and fried pine nuts served over taboon bread. Originating in the Tulkarm and Jenin area,{{Cite book|last=Albala|first=Ken|title=Food Cultures of the World Encyclopedia [4 volumes]: [Four Volumes]|pages=293}} musakhan is often considered the national dish of Palestine. The dish is particularly popular among Palestinians, Israeli Arabs and Jordanians.{{cite book|author=Ghillie Basan|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-7wnpIi3VRwC&pg=PA189|title=The Middle Eastern Kitchen|date=January 2007|publisher=Hippocrene Books|isbn=978-0-7818-1190-3|pages=189–}} It is also eaten by Arabs and Druze in Galilee, especially around Iksal and Sandala, and in the Triangle.{{cite book|author=Trevor Mostyn|title=Jordan: A Meed Practical Guide|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7S9uAAAAMAAJ|year=1983|publisher=Middle East Economic Digest Limited|isbn=978-0-9505211-8-3}}{{cite news|url=http://www.haaretz.com/world-news/1.625577|title=After Death Threats, Palestinian Food-serving U.S. Restaurant Closes|last=Haaretz|date=10 November 2014|access-date=24 April 2018|newspaper=Haaretz|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201042056/https://www.haaretz.com/world-news/1.625577|archive-date=1 December 2017}} The dish can be found in Syria, Lebanon and Jordan as well. The dish owes its name to the practice of Palestinian farmers reheating old taboon bread and make it taste better.{{Cite book |last=Kassis |first=Reem |title=We Are Palestinian: A Celebration of Culture and Tradition |date=2023 |publisher=Bonnier Books Ltd |isbn=9781800783287}}

Musakhan is simple to make and the ingredients needed are easily obtainable, which may account for the dish's popularity. Many of the ingredients used—olive oil, sumac and pine nuts—are staples of Palestinian cuisine. The dish is typically eaten with one's hands. It is usually presented with the chicken on top of the bread, and could be served with soup.