Main Dishes
Mansaf, Jordan's national dish, is a Bedouin specialty of lamb
served on a bed of rice and pine nuts, in a tangy yogurt sauce. Traditionally
eaten from a communal dish using the right hand, mansaf is also available
in restaurants.
Kebabs cooked over a charcoal fire are another specialty, and
you will find shish taouk (boneless chicken), shish kebab (boneless
lamb or beef) and kofta kebab (spicy minced lamb)
in most restaurants.
Farooj, spit-roasted chicken, is also popular and served with
bread and salad. Fish is relatively rare in Jordan, although specialities
like sayadiya, boiled fish with lemon sauce, are well worth trying
if you find them on the menu.
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