How to pronounce Hininy

Hininy is written حنيني where it comes from. In the International Phonetic Alphabet it is /ħiˈniːni/. In plain English letters that is hi-NEE-nee, 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 Hininy?

Hininy is a dessert of Saudi Arabia. Where it comes from: Najd. People usually eat it for breakfast and at teatime. Its main ingredients are wheat & flour and dairy & cheese. It tastes sweet and rich.

Where Hininy comes from

Hininy is one of 24 signature dishes of Saudi Arabia on this map. See all dishes from Riyadh.

• Kabsa كبسة · Rice dish · Najd

  Kabsa is rice cooked with meat, usually chicken, lamb or camel, in a broth seasoned with a mix of spices such as cardamom, cloves, black lime, cinnamon, saffron and bay leaf, with tomatoes and onions.

• Margoog مرقوق · Main dish · Najd (Riyadh)

  Margoog is a stew of very thin sheets of wheat dough cooked in a meat and vegetable broth, and it is one of the best-known popular dishes of Najd, the central region of Saudi Arabia.

• Qursan القرصان · Bread & pastry · Najd

  Qursan are very thin, large rounds of wheat bread from Najd that are torn and soaked in a meat and vegetable broth.

• Mathlutha مثلوثة · Rice dish · Najd

  Mathlutha, also called al-badiya, is a festive platter of Najd in central Saudi Arabia whose name refers to its three parts.

• Marasee مراصيع · Snack · Najd

  Marasee, also called masabib or maraqish, is a popular light dish of Najdi cooking in central Saudi Arabia, eaten as a snack between the main meals.

• Saleeg سليق · Rice dish · Hejaz (Taif and Mecca)

  Saleeg is white rice cooked slowly in chicken or meat broth and then in milk, stirred until it turns soft and creamy, and served on a large round tray with roasted chicken or lamb on top and a pool of melted ghee.

Food of Saudi Arabia

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• Lazzaqiyat لزاقيات · Dessert · Jordan

  Lazzaqiyat is a folk sweet of the Levant made from flatbread a little thicker than saj bread, which is soaked straight after baking with Arab clarified butter and honey or sugar.

• Om Ali أم علي · Dessert · Egypt

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