Deema Hijjawi (; born 1977) is a Jordanian chef, writer and television presenter. She is the founder of the Deema Hijjawi Cooking Club, and is one of social media's most followed Arab chefs.
Biography
Hijjawi is a chef, television presenter.
She studied Literature at
Ajman University.
Interested in cookery since childhood, in 2000 she founded her first catering business.
In 2012, she joined the
Roya TV channel, presenting on a popular morning program
Dunya Ya Dunya, where she presents a live cooking segment twice a week.
She is the founder of the Deema Hijjawi Cooking Club, which aims to teach the basic principles and techniques of cooking, as well as how to prepare new dishes, through intensive cooking lessons.
She is a product ambassador for
Unilever,
Philips appliances and Knorr in the Middle East.
With a strong social media presence, she is one of the most followed Arab chefs.
In 2020 she was featured in
Hospitality Magazine where she predicted that the popularity of virtual cooking classes would rise.
She is an exponent of Jordanian and
Arab cuisine, including
qatayef.
Books
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Tasty Temptations (2009)
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Secret Ingredients (2011)
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مطبخ ديما حجاوي in (2014)
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