The most popular traditional Saudi dishes
The top 3 according to 16 votes from people: Kabsa · Mandi · Mataziz. (Updated Sep 6, 2024.)
Popular dishes from the regions of Saudi Arabia, from Najd to the Hejaz and the south, according to Wikipedia, Laha magazine and Marie Claire Arabia.
Automatically translated (original in العربية). See the original
Top 10
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1
Kabsa
Basmati rice with meat or chicken, spices, cardamom and dried lime; Saudi Arabia's national dish.
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2
Mandi
Rice and meat cooked in an underground pit, which gives a smoky flavour.
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3
Mataziz
Dough pieces in a meat and vegetable stew, a famous Najdi dish.
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4
Qursan
Thin bread pieces in vegetable and meat broth, Najd's winter dish.
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5
Haneeth
Meat slow-cooked between hot stones, from the south.
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6
Jareesh
Cracked wheat cooked with yoghurt, meat and onion, one of Najd's oldest dishes.
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7
Marqouq
Thin dough cooked in meat stew with squash and courgette.
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8
Madhghout
Rice and meat cooked in a pressure cooker with spices.
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9
Masoub
Mashed banana with bread, cream and honey, the Hejazi breakfast.
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10
Kleeja
Cookies filled with dates and cardamom, from Qassim.
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11
Saleeg
Rice cooked in milk and broth with chicken, from Taif and the Hejaz.
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12
Foul and tamees
The popular Hejazi breakfast of fava beans and Afghan-style bread.
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Comments (9)
الفول والتميس الصبح، ما في أحسن منه.
المطازيز والقرصان أكلات الشتاء الحلوة.
المعصوب فطور جدة الأصلي.
Kabsa with lamb at a family gathering in Riyadh, unforgettable.
المندي من المطاعم اليمنية في الرياض ما يتفوق عليه شي.
الحنيذ من جازان، طعم ثاني 😋
الكبسة في المركز الأول، طبعًا، وجبة كل بيت سعودي.
الكليجا مع القهوة العربية في القصيم ☕
الجريش القصيمي ألذ جريش، لا نقاش.