Areek

The selected Just Food Yemeni عريكة recipe layers cooked bread ground with dates and warmed with سمنة, then adds qashta, honey, grated Kraft cheese and حبة بركة seeds in a Pyrex dish.

This profile follows chef سنان بطرس’s Just Food recipe العريكة اليمنية بالقشطة, dated 5 June 2024 and explicitly assigned to Yemeni cuisine. Its native عريكة name matches the catalogue alias for Areek. The selected layered date-bread version is kept specific to this source; banana and other regional arika preparations are not added to its ingredients.

The recipe lists brown flour, salt, milk powder, water, vegetable oil, pitted dates, سمنة, two cans of qashta, honey, grated Kraft cheese and حبة بركة. Brown flour is not identified by cereal species. The branded cheese, canned qashta, milk powder and fat need actual product information; the brand or dish name cannot establish their complete compositions.

Preparation & presentation: hand-kneaded dough rests under a nylon cover for 15 minutes, cooks on both sides in an oiled pan and is cut and ground with dates. The mixture is heated with سمنة for 5 minutes, then layered in a Pyrex dish with qashta, honey, cheese and seeds. The card lists 30-minute preparation and 30-minute cooking categories, while the individual bread step has no measured duration or heat setting. It gives no hot, ambient or chilled service classification.

Origins & traditions: the publisher discusses Yemeni and Gulf associations and says preparations vary, also mentioning southern Saudi traditions. These are attributed contemporary associations rather than proof of a dated origin or a single shared recipe. Its health and dietary claims are not adopted.

Before you order: ask which flour and bread are used, whether dates or banana enter this particular version, and exactly which milk powder, qashta, cheese and fat products are used. Confirm honey, seed and topping additions and the actual grinder, pan, cover and serving dish. Ask about shared handling and supplied ingredients; this named recipe cannot establish allergy safety.