Molokhia, the national dish of Egypt, is ancient. The pre-Arabized roots of its name means “for the royals” or “for the gods.” The leaves, also called jute mallow, spread from Egypt ...

Back when my grandmother first made me molokhia in her kitchen in Lebanon, “I wanted no part of it,” said Salma Abdelnour in Food & Wine. It was “an adult-looking dish,” to put my ...