What are the most popular local cuisine dishes?

delfini
By delfini

I would like to learn to cook and/or eat traditional food of the area. Where do you recommend we should eat out? What's your favourite food/ recipe?

By pj_2804• 5 Aug 2008 12:27
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pj_2804

warak inab, kousa ablama, mouloukieh, mougrabieh,samake harra, arabic sweets like umm ahli, baklawa, kol wishkor, mamool (mad bil tamer, fistook), kounafah quishta, macaroon, namourah, manakish, ...oopps i almost forgot..foul moudamas & homos with traditional arabic bread a.k.a. Markouk bread to complete the day.

By anonymous• 24 Jul 2008 07:48
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anonymous

Local cuisine is only served on cultural festivals or exhibition. Qatari cuisine is very limited

few of the delicacies are :

HAREES (combination of lamb/chicken and wheat very nutritional but the process of cooking is tedious)

Thareed is mixture of veg curry and thin bread

Majboos is similar to pulao (lamb/chicken/fish cooked with rice) they use spice called baharah its available in

spices outlet. I can cook this dish in traditional way

There are few sweet dishes

Please visit heritage village, you will be able taste their food.

There are some books available on Gulf cuisine, not particularly on Qatari food, unlucky no one has conducted cookery classes. I would love to join

By louet• 24 Jul 2008 04:00
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louet

Well depends what you wanna eat -you get it

Thai - At the Thai massage place on mirgab street

Chinese- At Thai Chi at villagio

Indian- Bukhari at khalifa stadium

Ariyas at mumtaza area

Arabic- ALL OVER ... TOO DAMN GOOD.. shawarmas my favorite

If ur into belgian food, i could drop u a few recepies..

but other wise i have afriend who set up a site

www.expatcooks.com

By thexonic• 24 Jul 2008 03:33
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thexonic

Qatar is an exceptional place to illustrate all types of Gulf and Middle Eastern cuisine, as well as Iranian and Turkish. For the reason that the workday starts in the early hours, breakfast is frequently served at about six o’clock ante meridian. It is easy, made of olives, cheese, yoghurt and coffee. But lunch is the main meal of the day. People eat after one o’clock post meridian; lunch regularly begins with appetizers, followed by fish or Lamb stew, salads, cooked vegetables, bread and fruit. Dinner is served late in the evening and is more often than not light, with the exception of Ramadan and on particular occasions. Local plates consist of matchbous which is spiced Lamb with rice, hareis which is prepared by slow-cooked Wheat and tender Lamb and seafood eaten with seasoned rice. Qatar cuisine also contains especially desserts including a type of bread pudding called umm Ali which in traditional language means "Mother of Ali", a sugary cheesecake with a cream topping named esh asaraya, meaning "bread of the harem" and pudding prepared with rosewater and pistachios, called mehalabiya.

By eric• 22 Jul 2008 20:58
Rating: 5/5
eric

hi,

regarding your first question where can you learned cooking? i didnt hear any coulinary school here but let me ask you what kind of dishes/ food you want to learn...if FILIPINO food i can teach you anytime.

regarding fine dining in the area ..try to visit SHATER ABBAS RESTAURANT located at ramada juction near jarir book store ..they have more than 17 kinds of BBQ...and other gulf foods..the ambiance is perfect.

thanks have a nice day ahead

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