How to pronounce Matazeez

Matazeez is written مطازيز where it comes from. In the International Phonetic Alphabet it is /mataˈziːz/. In plain English letters that is ma-ta-ZEEZ, 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 Matazeez?

Matazeez is a main dish of Saudi Arabia. Where it comes from: Qassim. People usually eat it at lunch or dinner. Its main ingredients are wheat & flour, lamb and vegetables. It tastes savory and rich.

Where Matazeez comes from

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

• Kleja كليجا · Dessert · Qassim

  Kleja is a baked pastry of wheat flour stuffed with dates or other sweet fillings, shared by Saudi Arabia, Iraq and neighbouring countries, where it is better known as kleicha.

• 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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• Chudu чуду · Bread & pastry · Dagestan, Russia

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