Oman

🇩🇯Djibouti

Arabic Coffee

قهوة عربية

Light roasted Arabica coffee with cardamom and saffron, UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage, symbol of Emirati hospitality, light golden color with distinct cardamom fragrance, served in tiny finjan cups.

🇴🇲Oman

Arseeya

عرسية

Simple rice porridge boiled with boneless chicken until smooth, seasoned with black pepper and cinnamon, served with sour sauce (torshe), very smooth consistency with mild seasoning, a festival comfort food.

🇴🇲Dhofar, Oman

Aseeda

عصيدة

Omani Aseeda is a warm Dhofari sweet of flour, ghee, and local honey cooked to a smooth, spoonable consistency and served hot.

🇹🇷Turkey

Ayran

Ajran

Ayran is a cold drink of yogurt, water and salt, whisked until lightly foamy. In Bulgaria it is a summer fountain and meal drink, never a sweet yogurt.

🇴🇲Dhofar, Oman

Dhofari Manshab

منصاب ظفاري

Dhofari Manshab combines meaty fried fish with aromatic rice cooked in coconut milk, a southern Omani coastal dish with a savory, fragrant finish.

🇴🇲Oman

Farfaina

فرفينا

Farfaina is a Dhofari preparation of dried fish rehydrated until tender, retaining a concentrated salty flavor from southern Oman.

🇦🇪United Arab Emirates

Harees

هريس

Wheat and meat porridge slow-cooked for hours then beaten until smooth, a Ramadan specialty and wedding dish, UNESCO-recognized, smooth porridge-like consistency with meat fully incorporated.

🇴🇲Oman

Honeycomb Bread

خلية النحل

Khaliat Nahal is sweet yeasted bread arranged in a honeycomb pattern, filled with cheese, and drizzled with syrup.

🇦🇪United Arab Emirates

Karak Chai

كارك تشاي

Strong spiced tea with milk, cardamom, cinnamon, ginger, and saffron, brought by Indian diaspora, now UAE's beloved street-side daily drink, strong tea flavor with creamy texture and distinct cardamom aroma.

🇦🇪United Arab Emirates

Khabeesa

خبيصة

Khabeesa is the semolina version of Khabees, toasted with butter and flavored with saffron, cardamom, rose water, and sometimes nuts.

🇴🇲Oman

Khassab Dates

تمر خصب

Khassab Dates are a late-maturing Omani cultivar with large fruit, low moisture, rich flavor, and a firm surface suited to storage.

🇦🇪United Arab Emirates

Loomi

لومي

Loomi is a dried black lime used to add sourness to Emirati cooking; whole fruits are dark, hollow when shaken, and carry a fermented citrus aroma.

🇦🇪United Arab Emirates

Luqaimat

لقيمات

Luqaimat are sweet fried dough dumplings with a crisp exterior and airy center, drizzled with date syrup and sesame seeds for Ramadan iftar.

🇦🇪United Arab Emirates

Machboos

مجبوس

Machboos (majboos) is Gulf spiced rice cooked in meat or fish stock with loomi dried lime, onions, and a warm bezar-style spice mix; the protein and local garnish change by household and coast.

🇦🇪United Arab Emirates

Madrooba

مدروبة

Thick porridge-like dish made with salted fish (or chicken) and rice, enriched with flour and aromatic spices like turmeric, cumin, and green chili, smooth creamy consistency, a coastal heritage dish.

🇴🇲Oman

Majeen

معجن

Majeen is a Dhofari preserved-meat specialty slow-cooked in rendered fat until tender, concentrating its savory flavor for shelf-stable storage.

🇴🇲Oman

Maleh

مالح

Omani salted, sun-dried fish, a preserved staple eaten with rice.

🇴🇲Oman

Maqadeed

مقدد

Maqadeed consists of meat strips that are salted, dried, and later rehydrated or fried; the process concentrates the meat's savory flavor.

🇴🇲Oman

Mashuai

مشوي

Whole spit-roasted kingfish served with lemon rice, a coastal specialty showcasing Oman's maritime heritage, fresh firm fish with crispy skin and moist flesh, fragrant lemon rice, a Musandam and Salalah specialty.

🇦🇪United Arab Emirates

Mishkak

مشكاك

Grilled meat skewers marinated in aromatic spices including garlic, ginger, turmeric, cumin, and tamarind, well-marinated flavorful meat with good char from grill, a popular street food.

🇴🇲Oman

Muqalab

مقلب

Traditional offal dish featuring heart, liver, lungs, and tripe cooked with cinnamon, cardamom, cloves, and aromatic spices, an Eid specialty, clean-tasting offal without strong gamey flavors, well-balanced spices.

🇴🇲Oman

Mushaltat

مشلت

Mushaltat is a flatbread folded around fillings such as honey, meat, spinach, or cheese and baked until the dough turns golden.

🇴🇲Oman

Mutafay

An Omani dish of dried fish or meat cooked with onions and spices into a savoury sauce.

🇴🇲Oman

Omani Frankincense

لبان

Omani frankincense is resin from Boswellia sacra trees in Dhofar, with pale green-to-white pieces and a citrus-resinous aroma when burned.

🇴🇲Oman

Omani Halwa

حلوى عمانية

Omani halwa is a translucent, gelatinous confection cooked from sugar, starch, rose water, saffron, cardamom, and nuts until it pulls cleanly from the copper pot.

🇴🇲Oman

Paplou Soup

بابلو

Citrusy fish soup with tuna, dried lime, garlic, ginger, turmeric, and fresh herbs, served over rice, balanced tangy flavor from dried lime with fresh fish and aromatic broth, a coastal Omani specialty, hearty and comforting.

🇴🇲Oman

Qabuli

قبولي

Rice dish with camel meat or chicken, garnished with raisins and nuts, eaten by hand with ghee, fluffy basmati rice with tender meat and sweet-savory balance from raisins, an Omani-style pulao with saffron.

🇦🇪Eastern Province, United Arab Emirates

Regag Bread

خبز الرقاق

Wafer-thin crispy flatbread made from just flour, water, and salt, cooked on special hot plate, often topped with cheese, eggs, honey, or mahyawa, paper-thin and crispy with golden color, a breakfast staple.

🇴🇲Oman

Rukhal Bread

خبز رخال

Rukhal is a very thin Omani crepe-like bread with pliable centers and lightly crisp edges, served with honey, cheese, or eggs.

🇴🇲Oman

Sakhana

سخانة

Sakhana is a thick Omani soup made with wheat, dates, molasses, and milk, typically served during Ramadan with creamy sweetness.

🇦🇪United Arab Emirates

Saloona

سلونة

Traditional tomato-based stew with meat (chicken, lamb, or fish) and vegetables like potatoes, carrots, zucchini, and cauliflower, rich tomato base with tender meat and balanced spices, a daily staple.

🇬🇵Guadeloupe

Samosa

समोसा

A crisp South Asian pastry is folded around spiced potato, peas, onion, or meat, then fried and served with chutney

🇱🇧Lebanon

Sayadiya

صيادية

White fish fried and laid on rice cooked in a stock darkened with deeply caramelised onion, topped with toasted pine nuts and a tahini sauce.

🇴🇲Oman

Shuwa

شواء

Shuwa is marinated lamb or goat slow-cooked underground for 24–48 hours, wrapped in leaves and sacks, and served with saffron rice.

🇴🇲Oman

Sulaimani Tea

سليماني

Sulaimani Tea is clear, milk-free spiced tea served after meals in Oman with an aromatic finish.

🇮🇶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.