Saudi Arabia
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Kabsa
The peninsula's feast rice: chicken or lamb over rice cooked in a spiced tomato broth, topped with raisins and almonds — Saudi Arabia's national celebration plate. Ingredients: chicken or lamb, basmati rice, tomatoes, to…
Jareesh
The cracked-wheat porridge of Qassim: wheat berries pounded and simmered with meat and onions into a thick, buttery porridge — jareesh is patience you can taste. Ingredients: cracked wheat (jareesh), lamb or chicken, oni…
Saleeg
Taif's white risotto: short-grain rice cooked down with milk and butter into a creamy, porridge-soft dish, served with grilled chicken and a ghee gloss. Ingredients: short-grain rice, milk, butter, salt, mastic (a grain,…
Mutabbaq (Saudi)
The folded meat pie of the Hijaz: a thin crepe-like wrapper folded around spiced minced beef, leeks and egg, pan-fried crisp — Jeddah's Ramadan street star. Ingredients: thin dough sheets (or spring-roll wrappers), mince…
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