- Kabsa:
- A traditional Saudi Arabian dish featuring long-grain rice cooked in meat or chicken broth and served with roasted meat, vegetables, and yogurt sauce.
- Mansaf:
- A Jordanian national dish consisting of lamb cooked in a fermented yogurt sauce (jameed) and served over a bed of fluffy rice.
- Falafel:
- Deep-fried patties made from chickpeas or fava beans, often served in pita bread with salad, pickles, and sauces.
- Shawarma:
- Roasted meat (usually lamb, chicken, or beef) shaved from a vertical rotisserie and served in pita bread, wraps, or on a plate.
- Meze:
- A selection of small dishes or appetizers, including hummus, baba ghanoush, kibbeh, tabbouleh, falafel, and more.
Desserts
- Baklava:
- Layers of filo pastry filled with chopped nuts and sweetened with syrup, commonly served with cinnamon.
- Kunafa:
- Shredded phyllo dough filled with cheese and soaked in syrup, usually topped with ground pistachios.
- Maamoul:
- Shortbread cookies filled with dates, pistachios, or walnuts, often rolled in powdered sugar.
- Halva:
- A dense and crumbly sweet made from sesame seeds, sugar, and often flavored with spices like cardamom.
- Turkish Delight:
- Cubes of gelled sugar flavored with rose water or other fragrances, dusted with sugar or coconut.
Drinks
- Arabic Coffee:
- Strong and spiced coffee, usually flavored with cardamom and served with dates.
- Ayran:
- A savory yogurt drink blended with salt, sometimes carbonated and consumed as a beverage or food supplement.
- Jallab:
- A sweet and tangy drink made from carob syrup, grape molasses, sugar, and various aromatic ingredients like rose water.
- Sahlab:
- A warm and creamy beverage popular in winter, featuring orchid flour, milk, cinnamon, and sometimes coconut shavings.
- Mint Tea:
- Green tea infused with fresh mint leaves and sweetened with sugar, a symbol of hospitality in many Middle Eastern regions.
