Hail, Saudi Arabia
Keubaibat Hail
كبيبات حائل
Keubaibat Hail is a Hail rice dish with spiced meatballs or kofta served over aromatic rice, balancing tender meat and fluffy grains.
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Khalas Dates
تمر خلص
Khalas Dates are a moist Omani cultivar with balanced sweetness, golden-brown color, uniform size, and a soft texture at full ripeness.
Saudi Arabia
Khidri Dates
تمر خضري
Khidri Dates are a dark, firm Saudi cultivar with nutty flavor and long shelf life, grown across several provinces and commonly exported.
Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia
Khubz Ahmar
خبز أحمر
Khubz Ahmar is a soft Al-Ahsa bread whose reddish crumb and subtle sweetness come from dates incorporated into the dough.
Saudi Arabia
Khubz al-jamri
خبز الجمري
Khubz al-jamri, bread buried and baked directly in hot sand and embers, is a distinct Bedouin technique-bread with real collectible appeal and is not a variant of the carried saj/rgag/shuraik breads.
Qassim, Saudi Arabia
Kleija
كليجة
Kleija is a Qassim cookie filled with dates or nuts, baked as flaky buttery pastry scented with cinnamon and cardamom.
Nablus, Palestine
Knafeh
كنافة
Sweet cheese pastry with vermicelli-like kataifi dough, soaked in sugar syrup, often topped with pistachios, crispy shredded dough with melted cheese center and proper syrup soaking, a beloved Arab dessert.
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
Ma'amoul
معمول
Date-filled semolina cookies pressed into wooden molds with decorative patterns, dusted with icing sugar, an Eid favorite, crumbly yet firm texture with distinct mold patterns and generous date filling.
Saudi Arabia
Mabroom Dates
تمر مبروم
Mabroom Dates are long, slender, dark-brown fruits with chewy flesh and a caramel-like flavor, widely sold as a Saudi commercial variety.
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.
Saudi Arabia
Madbi
مضبي
Madbi is a southern Saudi and Yemeni-style preparation in which meat is grilled over hot stones or coals before being served with spiced rice; the direct heat gives it a charred edge distinct from pit-cooked Mandi.
United Arab Emirates
Madfoon
مدفون
Slow-cooked meat marinated in spices, wrapped, and buried in underground pit with charcoal for smoky flavor, served over saffron rice, extremely tender meat that melts in mouth, a Bedouin specialty.
Saudi Arabia
Mandi
مندي
Mandi is rice served with meat cooked in a tandoor or pit so smoke and rendered fat perfume the grains; the Saudi form carries a strong southern and Yemeni culinary tradition.
Jordan
Mansaf
منسف
Lamb simmered in a sauce of reconstituted dried fermented yoghurt, poured over rice and thin shrak bread and scattered with almonds and pine nuts.
Madinah, Saudi Arabia
Manto
مونتو
Manto are Saudi dumplings filled with meat or vegetables, steamed or boiled until the wrapper is tender and the filling is flavorful.
Hail, Saudi Arabia
Maqshush
مقشوش
Maqshush is a Saudi Hail dessert made from naturally fermented whole-wheat batter, griddle-baked and topped with date molasses or honey.
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Margoog
مرقوق
Margoog is a Najdi winter stew of meat and vegetables with large, thin dough sheets that soften as they absorb the rich broth.
Saudi Arabia
Masabeeb
المصابيب
Masabeeb are small round Saudi pancakes made with whole-wheat and white flours, eggs, and milk, served with honey and ghee.
United Arab Emirates
Masoub
معصوب
Yemeni dessert popular in UAE, mashed bananas and bread enriched with butter, cream, honey, dates, and spices, creamy mashed banana texture with good bread integration, balanced sweetness, served fresh.
Qassim, Saudi Arabia
Matazeez
مطازيز
Matazeez are flatbread dumplings cooked in Najdi meat-and-vegetable stew; the dough absorbs broth while keeping a tender shape.
Saudi Arabia
Mathlotha
مثلوثة
Mathlotha layers jareesh wheat porridge, qursan flatbread, and basmati rice beneath roasted meat, keeping three textures visible.
Aseer, Saudi Arabia
Mifa Bread
خبز ميفة
Clay oven bread from southern Saudi (Asir, Jazan, Najran), baked in wood-fired tannour oven with smoky flavor and charred crust, distinctive woodfire aroma with charred spots and soft melt-in-mouth interior, a southern regional 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.
Makkah, Saudi Arabia
Mufattah
مفطة
Mufattah is a Hijazi whole lamb or poultry preparation served over saffron rice with hard-boiled eggs and savoury accompaniments; it is not a pasta dish.
Al-Bahah, Saudi Arabia
Muqana
مقانة
Muqana is Al-Baha whole-wheat bread fermented and baked over hot stones with embers, then served with ghee or honey.
Lebanon
Mutabbal
متبل
Aubergine charred whole over a flame, peeled and mashed with tahini, lemon and garlic into a pale smoky purée.
Yemen
Mutabbaq
مطبق
Stuffed folded flatbread with minced meat, eggs, onions, and herbs, originated in Hijaz, now popular street food across Saudi, name means 'folded' in Arabic, thin crispy dough almost transparent with generous filling, a beloved street food.
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.
Saudi Arabia
Omani Sidr Honey
عسل السدر
Omani Sidr honey comes from bees foraging on Sidr blossoms; it is typically dark, thick, and aromatic with a rich taste.
Lebanon
Qatayef
قطايف
Small pancakes cooked on one side only, folded around walnut or clotted cream, then fried and soaked in syrup or served fresh.
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.
Kashan, United Arab Emirates
Rose Water
گلاب
Rose water distilled in Kashan each May from Damask roses, used in sweets, tea, stews and rice.
Saudi Arabia
Ruz al Bukhari
رز بخاري
Ruz Bukhari is aromatic rice with star anise, nutmeg, fennel, saffron, long grains, and often julienne carrots and raisins.
Madinah, Saudi Arabia
Safawi Dates
تمر صفوي
Safawi Dates are a soft, moist Medina variety ranging from dark brown to black, with very sweet flesh and a profile similar to Ajwa.