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What to eat in Saudi Arabia

The 10 best dishes in Saudi Arabia

Rice and lamb feasts, dates and cardamom coffee.

1

Kabsa

Eaten all over Saudi Arabia

Spiced rice with lamb or chicken, nuts and raisins, the national dish.

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Mandi

Best: Hejaz

Meat and rice cooked in an underground pit.

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Jareesh

Best: Najd

Cracked wheat cooked with meat and spices.

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4

Saleeg

Best: Taif

Creamy rice cooked in broth and milk.

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5

Mutabbaq

Best: Jeddah

Thin dough folded around egg, minced meat and leeks, griddled crisp at night stalls in Jeddah.

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6

Harees

Best: Everywhere in Ramadan

Wheat and meat pounded smooth.

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7

Shawarma

Best: Riyadh

Meat from the spit in bread with garlic sauce.

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8

Hininy

Best: Najd

Dates mashed with bread and butter.

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9

Kleija

Best: Qassim

Round Qassim cookies of whole-wheat dough filled with dates and spiced with cardamom and saffron.

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10

Qahwa with dates

Eaten all over Saudi Arabia

Pale Saudi coffee brewed with cardamom and sometimes saffron, poured in small cups beside fresh dates.

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