“Adas bi Shoumar”

In early 2022 I was introduced to a dish, Adas bi Shoumar (lentil with fennel) coming from Khyeim my grandmother ‘s village. The dish is very simple and popular in the region yet unknown from many. Interested in its story I started talking to my uncle about it who passionately shared the recipe and his accompanying memories about it. I then felt the desire to share the recipe and the story on stage trying to revive a dish and the culture behind it. After this performance I had the idea on working on a series of culinary performance around forgotten dishes and stories.

It's the story of a dish, a region, a family and therefore a community shared over a meal.

Credits:

Concept, text and performance: Hiba Najem

Publications: Lynn Najm

Poster designer: Mike Malajalian