How to pronounce Mashghutha

Mashghutha is written مشغوثة where it comes from. In the International Phonetic Alphabet it is /maʃˈɣuːθa/. In plain English letters that is mash-GHOO-tha, 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 Mashghutha?

Mashghutha is a main dish of Saudi Arabia. Where it comes from: Asir. People usually eat it for breakfast and at lunch or dinner. Its main ingredients are corn and dairy & cheese. It tastes sweet and rich.

Where Mashghutha comes from

Mashghutha is one of 24 signature dishes of Saudi Arabia on this map. See all dishes from 'Asir.

• Haneeth حنيذ · Main dish · Asir

  Haneeth is slow-cooked lamb from the Tihama coast and the Sarawat mountains of south-western Arabia, cooked in a pit in the ground or in a clay oven called the meefa or tannour.

• Areeka عريكة · Dessert · Asir

  Areeka is a traditional dish of southern Saudi Arabia, found in the Al-Baha, Asir and Jazan regions.

• 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.

Food of Saudi Arabia

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