Main Meals 

Farrouj Mahshi: Chicken stuffed with spiced rice and meat, roasted in the oven, and served with yogurt or vegetables.

Musakhan: Grilled chicken, served on a bed of sautéed onion and sumac (a tangy, lemony spice), placed on fresh Arabic bread.

Maqlubeh: Layers of rice, fried meat and vegetables (aubergine and cauliflower) cooked in a pan and served upside down.

Mujadara: Rice cooked with lentils and onions.

Kusa Mahshi: Courgettes (zucchini) stuffed with rice and minced meat. Aubergine (eggplant), tomatoes, potatoes and green pepper may also be stuffed, providing tasty alternatives.

Waraq Dawali: Vine leaves stuffed with rice and meat. The meat can be replaced with onion, garlic, tomato, parsley and dried mint for a tasty vegetarian alternative.

Waraq Malfuf: Cabbage leaves stuffed with rice and meat.

Mulokhia: Stewed vegetable (similar to spinach), served with rice dishes and lamb or chicken.

Kidra: Saffron rice and lamb, sprinkled with all spices, cardamom and garlic. Kidra is cooked in a traditional oven, and in a special pot, served with yogurt.

Mansaf: Cooked and seasoned rice spread on flat baked shrak (a whole-wheat crust) with boiled lamb meat piled on top. Before eating, a yogurt sauce is poured over the rice and meat, and fried pine nuts are sprinkled for both flavor and decoration.

Mashawi (Grills): All types of meat, large or small pieces, grilled or roasted over a fire, served with plain rice, salads and pitta bread.