Local Dishes

1. حمص

   Ḥummuṣ

   Hummus (chickpea and tahini dip)

2. بابا غنوج

   Bābā Ghannūj

   Baba ghanoush (smoky eggplant dip)

3. تبولة

   Tabbūla

   Tabbouleh (parsley and bulgur salad)

4. فتوش

   Fattūsh

   Fattoush (salad with toasted flatbread)

5. ورق عنب

   Waraq ʿInab

   Stuffed vine leaves

6. كبة

   Kubba

   Kibbeh (bulgur and meat croquette)

7. شاورما

   Shāwarmā

   Shawarma

8. شيش طاووق

   Shīsh Ṭāwūq

   Shish taouk (grilled chicken skewers)

9. منسف

   Mansaf

   Mansaf (Jordan's national dish)

10. مقلوبة

    Maqlūba

    Maqluba (upside-down rice casserole)

11. مسخن

    Musakhkhan

    Musakhan (sumac chicken on taboon bread)

12. كبسة

    Kabsa

    Kabsa (Gulf spiced rice with meat)

13. مندي

    Mandī

    Mandi (meat and rice cooked in a pit oven)

14. كشري

    Kusharī

    Koshari (Egyptian rice, lentils and pasta)

15. فول مدمس

    Fūl Mudammas

    Ful medames (stewed fava beans)

16. طعمية

    Ṭaʿmiyya

    Taameya (Egyptian fava-bean falafel)

17. فلافل

    Falāfil

    Falafel (fried chickpea fritters)

18. ملوخية

    Mulūkhiyya

    Molokhia (jute-leaf stew)

19. كسكس

    Kuskus

    Couscous

20. طاجين

    Ṭājīn

    Tagine (slow-cooked clay-pot stew)

21. حريرة

    Ḥarīra

    Harira (tomato, lentil and chickpea soup)

22. بسطيلة

    Basṭīla

    Pastilla (sweet-savoury filled pie)

23. شكشوكة

    Shakshūka

    Shakshuka (eggs poached in tomato sauce)

24. كنافة

    Kunāfa

    Kunafa (shredded pastry with cheese and syrup)

25. بقلاوة

    Baqlāwa

    Baklava (layered filo pastry with nuts)

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