Common ground: Palestinian tehina flows from Nablus to Tel Aviv
Some call the nutty tehina paste the Israeli ketchup, but, among Israeli chefs, Nablus is known as the centuries-old king of tehina production, and many of them swear by Nabulsi producers.
Inside the Karawan family’s Hawara factory near Nablus in May, sesame seeds imported from Ethiopia are peeled, soaked, washed and roasted.(photo credit: ELIYAHU KAMISHER)ByELIYAHU KAMISHER, ADAM RASGON