A living Palestinian tradition
Small-batch pantry staples and handmade objects shaped by memory, place, and craft, from Palestine to your table and home.
Baladna · the pantry brand of Palestine Imports
Baladna is our own line of Palestinian pantry staples — olive oil, za'atar, sumac, tahini, olives and freekeh. Product of Palestine, from the grove to your kitchen.
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Build a pantry, send a gift, dress for an occasion, or bring home a handmade object with a story behind it. Four ways into the same heritage.
The provenance
Before they're products, these are rituals — the oil that opens a meal, the herb that wakes a morning, the cloth that says where you're from. Here's what makes each one worth knowing.
Each autumn, families across the terraced hills harvest olives by hand from trees that have stood for generations. The first cold pressing gives an unfiltered, peppery, grass-green oil — the cornerstone of every Palestinian table. Pour it over warm bread, fold it into hummus, finish a dish with a bright, living flavour.
Read the olive oil story →
Wild thyme, toasted sesame, sumac and salt — za'atar is breakfast, memory and welcome in a single spoonful. Stir it into olive oil for mana'eesh, dust it over labneh and eggs, or rub it into roasting vegetables. No two family blends are quite the same, and that's the point.
Ways to use za'atar →
Its fishnet weave recalls the sea, its bold lines the olive leaf and the trade roads. The kufiya is more than a scarf — it is a worn symbol of home and belonging. Styled around the neck, over the shoulders, or framed on a wall, it carries meaning wherever it travels.
Explore kufiyas →
Palestinian cross-stitch is a language. Each region keeps its own motifs and colours, passed from mother to daughter, recording village, season and celebration in geometric pattern. To wear or gift tatreez is to carry a piece of that living archive.
Discover tatreez →"A jar of za'atar is a way to keep home close."Palestine Imports
Featured now
Olive oil for the table. Za'atar for breakfast. Sumac for brightness. These are the first products to understand, remember and return for.
View all productsGood questions
The honest answers to the things shoppers — and search engines — most want to know about Palestinian pantry goods and craft.
Za'atar is a Palestinian herb blend of dried wild thyme, toasted sesame, sumac and salt. It's most loved stirred into olive oil and spread on flatbread to make mana'eesh, but it also seasons labneh, roasted vegetables, eggs, chicken and salads.
It's pressed from ancient groves — many trees centuries old — harvested by hand each autumn. Unfiltered and cold-pressed, it's prized for a peppery, grassy depth that reflects the terraced hills it grows on.
Sumac is a deep-red ground berry with a bright, tangy, lemony flavour and no harsh acidity. It lifts grilled meats, fattoush, hummus, rice and roasted vegetables — and it's a key note in za'atar.
The kufiya is a hand-woven Palestinian scarf with a distinctive fishnet and olive-leaf pattern. It's worn as a symbol of identity, belonging and heritage, and styled as a scarf, wrap or accent piece.
Palestine Imports ships across the United States, is carried by select Bay Area retailers, and appears at community markets and cultural events. See the Retailers & Events page for current stockists and dates.
The pantry notes
Guides that answer what people already look for: how to use za'atar, what makes our olive oil meaningful, what sumac tastes like, and how to style a kufiya with care.
Online & in your neighbourhood
Rooted in the San Francisco Bay Area and carried by retailers across several states, we ship Palestinian goods nationwide and bring a market stall to cultural events throughout the year. Wholesale and retailer partnerships are always welcome.
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Films from the groves, the workshops, and the people behind the goods.
