How to pronounce Maqshush

Maqshush is written مقشوش where it comes from. In the International Phonetic Alphabet it is /maqˈʃuːʃ/. In plain English letters that is maq-SHOOSH, 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 Maqshush?

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

Where Maqshush comes from

Maqshush is one of 24 signature dishes of Saudi Arabia on this map.

• Kubaibat Ha'il كبيبة حائل · Main dish · Ha'il

  Kubaibat Ha'il is a dish of grape leaves stuffed with rice from the Ha'il region of northern Saudi Arabia.

• 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.

• 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.

• Mutabbaq مطبق · Street food · Hejaz (Jeddah and Mecca)

  Mutabbaq is thin dough stretched by hand, folded around a filling of minced meat, egg, onion and leek, and fried on a large flat griddle.

• 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.

Food of Saudi Arabia

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