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What to eat in Kuwait

The 10 best dishes in Kuwait

Gulf rice and fish with Indian and Persian accents.

1

Machboos

Eaten all over Kuwait

Spiced rice with chicken or lamb, topped with fried onion, raisins and nuts.

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2

Mutabbaq samak

Eaten all over Kuwait

Fried zubaidi pomfret over rice cooked in the spiced fish stock.

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3A photo like it

Gabout

Eaten all over Kuwait

Stuffed flour dumplings simmered in a tomato and meat stew.

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Jireesh

Eaten all over Kuwait

Cracked wheat cooked with chicken and topped with fried onion.

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Murabyan

Eaten all over Kuwait

Shrimp cooked into rice with turmeric and Gulf spices.

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6

Harees

Best: Everywhere in Ramadan

Wheat and meat beaten into a smooth porridge with cinnamon and ghee.

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7

Balaleet

Eaten all over Kuwait

Sweet saffron vermicelli with an omelet, for breakfast.

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Daqoos

Eaten all over Kuwait

A garlicky tomato sauce served with every rice dish.

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9

Zubaidi

Best: Kuwait City

Silver pomfret fried crisp and eaten with rice and daqoos.

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10

Luqaimat

Eaten all over Kuwait

Fried dough balls with date syrup.

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Photos: each dish's lead photo on its Wikipedia article (license and author on Wikimedia Commons); "a photo like it" is a food photo of the same kind, not that dish. Cook it opens a recipe in Chef Amazing, or Chef writes one for you. Picked by Chef Amazing, November 2026.