How to pronounce Mujallala

Mujallala is written مجللة where it comes from. In the International Phonetic Alphabet it is /mʊˈdʒallala/. In plain English letters that is moo-JAL-lah-lah, with the stress on the syllable in capitals. There is no recording by a native speaker yet, so use the spelling and the IPA.

What is Mujallala?

Mujallala is a main dish of Jordan. Where it comes from: Ma'an. People usually eat it at lunch or dinner. Its main ingredients are wheat & flour and dairy & cheese. It tastes sour and rich.

Where Mujallala comes from

Mujallala is one of 10 signature dishes of Jordan on this map.

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  Mansaf is lamb cooked in jameed, a sauce made from dried, salted sheep's or goat's yogurt, served on a large tray over thin shrak bread and a mound of rice, scattered with toasted almonds and pine nuts.

• Maqluba مقلوبة · Rice dish · All Jordan

  Maqluba, "upside-down", is a pot of rice, meat, usually chicken or lamb, and fried vegetables such as aubergine, cauliflower and potato, cooked in layers and then turned out onto a large plate in one piece, like a cake.

• Galayet bandora قلاية بندورة · Main dish · Aqaba and the south

  Galayet bandora, "pan of tomatoes", is tomatoes fried in olive oil with onion, garlic, hot peppers and salt until soft and thick.

• Zarb زرب · Main dish · Aqaba (Wadi Rum)

  Zarb is meat and vegetables cooked in a pit dug in the ground, which works as an underground oven.

• Jameed جميد · Snack · Jordan

  Jameed is hard, dried and soured yogurt, shaped into balls and left in the sun until it is stone-hard; it is then cooked, or used to cook other dishes.

• Rashoof رشوف · Soup & stew · Northern Jordan

  Rashoof, also called madqouqa, is a traditional Jordanian dish especially known in the north and centre of the country and in the Syrian desert.

Food of Jordan

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