The most popular Jordanian dishes
The top 3 according to 4 votes from people: Mansaf · Maqluba · Falafel and hummus. (Updated Mar 2, 2026.)
Dishes of the Jordanian table, from mansaf, the 'lord of the table' added to UNESCO's intangible heritage list in 2022, to maqluba and musakhan, according to the Jordan Tourism Board and Arabic cooking sites.
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Top 10
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1
Mansaf
Lamb cooked in jameed (dried yoghurt) over rice and shrak bread, the Bedouin national dish, UNESCO-listed since 2022.
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2
Maqluba
Rice with chicken or meat and aubergine or cauliflower, flipped over to serve; Jordanians' most popular dish.
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3
Falafel and hummus
Amman's popular breakfast in downtown eateries.
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4
Fatteh
Toasted bread with chickpeas, yoghurt and ghee.
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5
Musakhan
Roast chicken with onions and sumac on taboon bread, Palestinian in origin and popular in Jordan.
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6
Zarb
Meat and chicken cooked in a pit under the sand in Wadi Rum and the desert.
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7
Knafeh nabulsieh
Cheese kunafa with syrup, Amman's most famous sweet.
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8
Rashouf
Lentil and bulgur soup with jameed, an old winter dish.
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9
Mujallala
Bulgur, meat and yoghurt, a traditional rural dish.
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10
Stuffed vegetables and vine leaves
Vine leaves and courgettes stuffed with rice and meat.
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Sage tea
Bedouin tea with sage, a symbol of hospitality.
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المقلوبة يوم الجمعة وقلبها قدام الكل 😄
المنسف أكلة الأردن الوطنية، ما في عزومة بدونه.