Oman Traditional cuisine

National cuisine Oman entirely dependent on climatic conditions in the region, and therefore quite simple. Many centuries have lived in very meager circumstances, Omanis have created quite a distinctive culinary tradition, in which the limited range of products offset by an abundance of spices and a variety of ways of cooking. However, in recent times, when the question of food was solved by imports, a variety of European and Asian food products seamlessly into the local tradition.

The basis of meat, in the first place - mutton, although in recent years increasingly used beef. Traditionally popular grilled whole over charcoal in a pit ram "Shua" chopped meat "makadid, roasted meat on the stones" al-CSBM, roasted meat on the coals "lyahm Nouv, roasted skewered meat" mishkak "(or" mashakik " ), mixed with meat or fish pieces of bread "weeds", lamb or goat with rice Uzi, all kinds of fried and baked chicken, stewed with tomatoes, onions and spices, meat, lyahm Nashif, rice with meat "lyaham Kabul" and so the meat is usually served vegetable gravy "salyuna, stewed tomatoes with peppers shrub of the same name" gumbo, boiled lentils with tomato paste, dal, white peas "Deng", crushed barley curry "dzharish, stewed vegetables "Fattah", fried onions and rice. And, of course, always used the famous Omani spices, ranging from fairly traditional saffron and cardamom, and to exotic "Zaatar" or "lyaymun Guffey.

Everywhere (especially in the south) used fish - fried whole on the coals "Samak Nouv" fish with vegetable sauce "salyunat Samak, dried shark" uaal and soup out of it - "shorbat uaal, dried fish, Laham, and various seafood. Since fish is usually served vegetable salad fidzhl ", a kind of sauce of lemon juice and onion" mausura and boiled rice. More dishes from other countries, such as "hummus", "shish-kebab, shish kebab, tikka," mutabbal or spaghetti, are gaining popularity in the local restaurants.

Bread "hubz" occupies a special place in the Omani table. His dozens of species here - the traditional round bread rhal, large thin pancakes "hubz Tanura, huge celebratory cake" Cram, "Arabic" hubz libnani and fresh Indian "hubz Hindi," pita "Tanura and Burat" - all they are used in the meal in large quantities. Of the original bread making sandwiches with fish or chicken, it is used as a substrate for the gravy, as well as the basis for a variety of sweets - is saturated with honey or wrap it podsaharennye fruit. Also from sweets are popular candied dates "Tamara", halva "halua" (quite different from the usual we halva), "Khabeesah, soft almonds" kyshshat and kyshshat Zabala, etc. The traditional drink is coffee (Kahu) . Coffee is usually served in small cups very strong brewed, without sugar, but with the addition of cardamom, crushed seeds of dates or drops rose water. Tea ( "Shay") is not less popular than coffee, and here drink it with milk ( "Shay bil Ghalib), mint (" Shay bi NAA "), with rose water (" Shay bi Ma'ale Ward "), or with Ginger ( "shai bi zindzhibil").

Alcohol is practically not used. Although it is limited to selling only licenses (available in large hotels and expensive restaurants), Omanis themselves alcoholic beverages consumed very little.