Traditional food of Riyadh: 6 dishes

• 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.

• Marasee مراصيع · Snack · Najd

  Marasee, also called masabib or maraqish, is a popular light dish of Najdi cooking in central Saudi Arabia, eaten as a snack between the main meals.

• 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.

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• Traditional food of 'Asir: 3 dishes
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