Food on Picturing Jordan https://picturingjordan.com/categories/food/index.xml Recent content in Food on Picturing Jordan Hugo -- gohugo.io en-us Except where otherwise noted, content on this site is licensed under a [Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Kanafeh: the Classy Palestinian Dessert https://picturingjordan.com/2016/12/kanafeh-classy-palestinian-dessert/ Fri, 09 Dec 2016 17:22:59 +0200 https://picturingjordan.com/2016/12/kanafeh-classy-palestinian-dessert/ <figure > <img src="https://picturingjordan.com/2016/12/IMG_20161127_212229.jpg" alt="A small portion of kanafeh at a restaurant in Amman" /> <figcaption> <h4>A small portion of kanafeh at a restaurant in Amman</h4> </figcaption> </figure> <p>I&rsquo;m ashamed to say that it took me almost one month to discover this sweet, cheesy dessert after moving to Jordan. Originally from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nablus">Nablus</a>, a Palestinian city apparently known for &ldquo;high cuisine,&rdquo; <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kanafeh">kanafeh</a> is one of those things that they just can&rsquo;t make fast enough. At one famous shop called Habibah in downtown Amman there is always a line, and it&rsquo;s even a bit stressful ordering there unless you know what you&rsquo;re doing!</p> <p></p> <p>Another good place to buy kanafeh is at a sweets shop called Nafeesah. Both it and Habibah have several shops around the city, but I&rsquo;m still not sure which one is better.</p> Red, Orange, and Yellow Rice at Bab al-Yemen https://picturingjordan.com/2016/11/red-orange-yellow-rice-bab-al-yemen/ Sun, 27 Nov 2016 12:59:44 +0200 https://picturingjordan.com/2016/11/red-orange-yellow-rice-bab-al-yemen/ <figure > <img src="https://picturingjordan.com/2016/11/IMG_20161110_220626.jpg" alt="All the multi-colored rice you can eat" /> <figcaption> <h4>All the multi-colored rice you can eat</h4> </figcaption> </figure> <p>You haven&rsquo;t lived until you and your friends have eaten seventeen different colors of rice, meat, and sauces while sitting on the floor at the <em>Bab al-Yemen</em> restaurant in Amman. If my experience is anything to go by, every item on the menu is downright delicious — including the humongous, flame-kissed flatbread that would be almost as fascinating to see being made as it was to eat.</p> <p></p> Buying Baklava in Amman https://picturingjordan.com/2016/09/buying-baklava-amman/ Fri, 23 Sep 2016 11:15:16 +0300 https://picturingjordan.com/2016/09/buying-baklava-amman/ <figure > <img src="https://picturingjordan.com/2016/09/IMG_20160810_160953.jpg" alt="Young child smiling and wrapping up baklava in a shop in Amman" /> <figcaption> <h4>Everybody likes baklava!</h4> </figcaption> </figure> <p>There&rsquo;s a shop in one of Amman&rsquo;s downtown markets that sells traditional sweets. I&rsquo;m not sure who was more excited about this half kilo of <em>baklawa</em> — me, or the jovial young Jordanian selling it.</p> <p></p>