Yemen
Photo: Rania al-Bahara, CC BY-SA 4.0, croppedSaltah
سلتة
/ˈsal.ta/SAL-tah
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- Taste
- SpicySavory
- Made with
- LambVegetables
History
Saltah is a brown meat stew, maraq, served bubbling in a stone pot, topped with a froth of whipped fenugreek, hulba, and sahawiq, a hot sauce of chillies, tomatoes, garlic and herbs. Potatoes, rice and eggs are often added. It is considered the national dish of Yemen and is the usual lunch in Sanaa and the north, eaten quickly from a shared pot with flatbread. Saltah is traditionally served at midday before the afternoon gathering for chewing qat. It is said to have started as a dish made from leftovers given out as charity under Ottoman rule. The hot stone pot, called madara, keeps it boiling when it reaches the table.
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