How to pronounce Marasee

Marasee is written مراصيع where it comes from. In the International Phonetic Alphabet it is /maraːˈsˤiːʕ/. In plain English letters that is ma-rah-SEE, 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 Marasee?

Marasee is a snack of Saudi Arabia. Where it comes from: Najd. People usually eat it as a snack and at teatime. Its main ingredients are wheat & flour. It tastes sweet and savory.

Where Marasee comes from

Marasee 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.

• Hininy حنيني · Dessert · Najd

  Hininy is a traditional sweet of Najd made from dates, brown wheat bread or flour, ghee or butter, ground cardamom and saffron.

• 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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• Shkedei marak שקדי מרק · Snack · Israel

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• Bakhamri باخمري · Snack · Hadhramaut, Yemen

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