A Palestinian woman prepares bread, part of Gaza cuisine praised for being a unique Mediterranean food

In this Monday, March 18, 2013 photograph, Palestinian Nabila Qishta, 52, prepares bread in the southern Gaza Strip town of Rafah, using flour donated by the U.N. Gaza cuisine is Mediterranean-based, relying on olive oil, fresh vegetables, herbs and grains. “The Gaza Kitchen” is being praised by celebrity chefs like Anthony Bourdain for showcasing a unique, fiery variation of Mediterranean cuisine kept alive through blockade, war and impoverishment. <AP Photo/NEWSis/Diaa Hadid>

In this Saturday, March 9, 2013 photo, Palestinian men look at dozens of devil rays lined up on the Gaza beach in Gaza City. <AP Photo/NEWSis/Hatem Moussa>