A FOOD TRADITION
Omani Cuisine
Omani cuisine combines rice, meat, seafood, breads, dates, and aromatic spices across inland, coastal, and desert cooking traditions.
Dishes linked to this cuisine
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Mabsees
Mabsees is an Omani date sweet made by combining mashed dates with wheat flour, ghee, and cardamom.
Madfoon
Madfoon is a Gulf-style dish of rice served with meat or poultry that is traditionally slow-cooked in an enclosed or covered cooking method.
Madrouba
Madrouba is a thick Bahraini porridge of rice and tender chicken cooked with aromatics and spices until the grains and meat are soft and blended.
Majboos
Majboos is an Omani spiced rice dish in which rice is simmered with aromatics, dried lime, and a customary meat, poultry, or fish accompaniment.
Maqdeed
Maqdeed is an Omani preserved-meat preparation made by salting and drying meat, with seasoning added in customary versions.
Mashuai
Mashuai is an Omani grilled fish dish, traditionally prepared with whole or large pieces of fish and served with lemon and salt.
Mishkaki
Mishkaki is a Swahili coastal dish of marinated meat pieces threaded onto skewers and grilled.
Muqalqal
Omani muqalqal is a hot sauté of diced lamb with onion, tomato, garlic, chili, cumin, and oil.
Omani Halwa
Omani halwa is a glossy, slowly cooked sweet made from sugar, water, starch, ghee, cardamom, rose water, and saffron, often finished with nuts.
Qabooli
Qabooli is a spiced Omani rice dish typically prepared with meat, carrots, raisins, and almonds.
Sago Pudding
A Bahraini-style sweet pudding of translucent sago pearls cooked with milk, sugar, cardamom, saffron, and rose water.
Saloona
Saloona is a Qatari stew of meat or another protein simmered with tomato, onion, garlic, and assorted vegetables in a spiced broth.
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