Kuwait
Mutabbaq Samak
مطبق سمك
Zubaidi or hamour fried whole, then laid on rice that has been cooked in the fish stock with turmeric, cumin and fried onion, and turned out upside down.
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Traditional foods from Kuwait.
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Nakhi
نخي
Chickpeas boiled with cumin and salt and sold hot in paper cups from carts, eaten with a squeeze of lemon.
United Arab Emirates
Quzi
قوزي
Lamb with rice and nuts, similar to Khuzi but with different spice profile and preparation method, tender roasted lamb with aromatic rice and crunchy nut topping, a celebratory dish.
United Arab Emirates
Stuffed Dates
تمر محشي
Stuffed dates are Emirati sweets filled with nuts or cream cheese; the dates hold a generous filling and can remain moderately sweet.
Iraq
Tannour Bread
خبز تنور
Flat rounds of dough slapped onto the inside wall of a clay tannour oven and peeled off blistered a minute later.
Algeria
Zalabia
زلابية
Small coils or balls of fermented batter fried until crisp, then soaked in syrup or dusted with sugar at Egyptian sweet shops.