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Location of Yemen. Yemeni cuisine is distinct from the wider Middle Eastern cuisines with regional variation. Although some foreign influences are evident in some regions of the country (with Ottoman influences showing in Sanaa, while Indian influence is evident in the southern areas around Aden and Mukalla), the Yemeni kitchen is based on similar foundations across the country.
Saltah (Arabic: سلتة) is a traditional Yemeni dish. Saltah is considered to be the national dish of Yemen. In the Ottoman Empire, saltah was used as a charitable food and was made with leftover food that was donated by the wealthy or the mosques. It is widely eaten in northern parts of the country.
Fatoot samneh (Hebrew: פטאוט סמנה) is a dish originating in Yemeni cuisine, consisting of pieces of saluf or malawach (Yemeni flatbreads), or pita, that have been fried in clarified butter and combined with beaten egg. It is commonly served as a breakfast or dinner dish. It was brought to Israel by Yemenite Jews.
Mandi (Arabic: مندي) is a traditional dish that originated from the Hadhramaut region in Yemen. [2] It consists mainly of meat and rice with a blend of spices, and is cooked in a pit . It is consumed in most areas of the Arabian Peninsula and also found in Egypt , Hyderabad Deccan (where many people of Yemeni descent live), the Levant ...
Masoob (Arabic: معصوب) is a traditional banana-based pudding from the Hadhramaut region in Yemen. [1] [2] It is made from over-ripe bananas, ground flat bread, cream, cheese, honey, and sometimes dates. It is popular in other Arab states like Saudi Arabia and the UAE, where Hadhrami immigrant communities introduced the dish. [3] [4] [5]
Shafoot (Arabic: شفوت) also known as shafuta, is a traditional and a very popular appetizer food in Yemen. [1] It is typically made of lahoh (a sourdough flatbread) or shredded bread, haqeen (traditional buttermilk) and yogurt, sahawiq and leek.
Bint al-sahn is one of the most popular Yemeni dishes (along with shai haleeb). It is often translated as honey cake into English, but in reality falls more under the category of a rich, flaky pastry with is served with honey and melted ghee. Like most breads, its best when it is fresh and warm.
Khubz mulawah (Arabic: خبز ملوح), mulawah (Arabic: ملوح), or rashush (Arabic: رشوش) is a flatbread that is baked in a traditional tannur in Yemeni ...