Local Dishes

1. كسرة

   Kisra

   Kisra (thin flatbread)

   Usage

   A thin flatbread that is a staple food, eaten with ملاح (stew). In standard Arabic كسرة means a fragment

   Grammar Note

   Vowels in the romanization are estimated

2. ملاح

   Mulāḥ

   Mulah (stew)

   Usage

   A stew eaten with كسرة or عصيدة. Kinds include ملاح الروب, made with yogurt

   Grammar Note

   Vowels in the romanization are estimated

3. عصيدة

   ʿAṣīda

   Asida (grain porridge)

   Usage

   A thick staple made from cooked grain flour, eaten with ملاح. It can also be eaten sweet, with milk and sugar

   Grammar Note

   Vowels in the romanization are estimated

4. قراصة

   Gurāṣa

   Gorassa (griddle bread)

   Usage

   A thick bread baked on a griddle. There are restaurants that specialise in it

   Grammar Note

   ق is read g. Thinly attested word; native review recommended. Vowels in the romanization are estimated

5. فول

   Fūl

   Ful (stewed fava beans)

   Usage

   A standard breakfast of stewed fava beans, eaten with bread

   Grammar Note

   Same form as Modern Standard Arabic. Vowels in the romanization are estimated

6. كبدة

   Kabda

   Liver

   Usage

   Liver served as a dish, ordered alongside grilled meat at grill stalls and eateries

   Grammar Note

   Thinly attested word; native review recommended. Vowels in the romanization are estimated

7. شية

   Shiyya

   Grilled meat

   Usage

   Meat grilled over charcoal or fire, ordered at stalls and eateries

   Grammar Note

   Thinly attested word; native review recommended. Vowels in the romanization are estimated

8. عدس

   ʿAdas

   Lentils

   Usage

   A single-word card for lentils, an ingredient in stews and soups

   Grammar Note

   Same form as Modern Standard Arabic. Vowels in the romanization are estimated

9. لحم

   Laḥam

   Meat

   Usage

   A single-word card for meat in general. The kind of meat follows it, as in لحم بقر "beef"

   Grammar Note

   Same form as Modern Standard Arabic

10. لحمة ضان

    Laḥmit ḍān

    Mutton

    Usage

    Means the meat of a sheep. ضان is sheep

    Grammar Note

    Thinly attested word; native review recommended. Vowels in the romanization are estimated

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