Qatari cuisine

Qatari cuisine has strong influences of Iranian and Indian cuisines. Traditional Qatari foods include:

Main dishes

Baba Ghanoush

Burghul pilaf

A dish made of cracked wheat, butter, onion, beef or chicken, and spices

Baba ghanoush

Main article: Baba ghanoush
Tabbouleh salad

Cooked eggplant dish

Tabbouleh salad

Main article: Tabbouleh
Koussa Mahshi

A classic salad dish made from tomatoes, cucumbers and scallions and flavored with mint and parsley

Qatari Machbous

Kabsa,also called machboos

Rice with meat, onions, tomatoes and spices

Waraq enab

Rice stuffed vine leaves[1]

Koussa mahshi

Stuffed courgettes

Pizza

Flat bread covered with tomato sauce and usually cheeses such as cheddar or mozzarella. This is a relatively modern staple in Qatar.

Levantine shawarma

Roasted meat in pita bread

Kabsa

Main article: Kabsa

Rice, meat and vegetables with spices

Balaleet

Noodles cooked with sugar, cinnamon, saffron and cardamom. There is often an omelet on top

Drinks

Arabic coffee

Main article: Arabic coffee

Made from beans and spiced with cardamom, often sweetened or served with dates

Qahwa helw

A bright orange mixture with cardamom, saffron and sugar[2]

Leben

Main article: Leben (milk product)

Milk product similar to yogurt

Dips

Hummus

Hummus

A dip made with tahini(a sesame paste) and chickpeas

Motabel

A paste made from eggplant, garlic and tahini

Michee

Hummus without tahini

Desserts

Om ali

Bread and rice pudding[3]

Mehalabiya

Rose water and pistachio pudding

Shawarma

Esh asaraya

Cheesecake with cream

References

  1. ↑ "Traditional Qatari Cuisine".AngloINFO Limited.
  2. ↑ "Qatari Drinks".AngloINFO Limited.
  3. ↑ "Qatar Food and Food Etiquette". Soccerphile Ltd.