How to pronounce Raqsh

Raqsh is written رقش where it comes from. In the International Phonetic Alphabet it is /raqʃ/. In plain English letters that is RAKSH, 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 Raqsh?

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

Where Raqsh comes from

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

• 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.

• 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.

Food of Saudi Arabia

Dishes like Raqsh in other countries

Same type of dish and similar main ingredients as Raqsh:

• Etli tirit tirit · Main dish · Konya, Türkiye

  Etli tirit is a dish from Konya: pieces of stale flatbread are soaked with the broth of boiled lamb, then topped with the shredded meat, yoghurt and melted butter.

• Halim · Main dish · Uzbekistan

  Halim is an old Uzbek dish of wheat and meat cooked for many hours into a thick porridge.

• Beshbarmak бесбармақ · Main dish · The steppe, Kazakhstan

  Beshbarmak is boiled meat, usually lamb, mutton or horse, served over wide flat sheets of boiled noodle dough and topped with an onion sauce made with the meat broth.

• Buuz бууз · Main dish · Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia

  Buuz are steamed dumplings filled with minced mutton or beef, seasoned with onion, garlic and salt, with a small opening at the top.