# The most famous traditional Emirati dishes

The traditional dishes Emiratis count as part of their national culture, according to the UAE government's official portal, Emarat Al Youm, Wikipedia and the Arabic Cooking Encyclopedia.

- 4 votes · 13 items
- Nov 24, 2023 · mstinkerer
- https://even.best/en/l/910/the-most-famous-traditional-emirati-dishes

## Top 12

1. **Khabeesa** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Sweet of flour or semolina with ghee, sugar and cardamom.
2. **Harees** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Wheat slow-cooked with meat until creamy, the dish of Eid and Ramadan.
3. **Machboos** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Spiced rice with dried lime and meat, chicken or fish.
4. **Thareed** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Regag bread soaked in meat and vegetable stew.
5. **Balaleet** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Sweet vermicelli with cardamom and saffron topped with an omelette, for breakfast.
6. **Luqaimat** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Fried dough balls drizzled with date syrup.
7. **Madrooba** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Salted fish or chicken beaten with flour into a porridge.
8. **Ouzi (khouzi)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Whole lamb stuffed with rice, eggs and nuts for feasts.
9. **Salted fish** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Salted, dried fish cooked with rice.
10. **Khanfaroosh** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Fried cakes with saffron, cardamom and rose water.
11. **Regag bread** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Paper-thin bread baked on a griddle.
12. **Jesheed** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Shredded baby shark cooked with spices.
13. **Al-Bathith** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — An Emirati dessert made from dates, toasted flour and cardamom.

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