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Food & Cuisine

The State of Qatar enjoys a wide variety of tasty food and meals which are typically made with all-natural ingredients. Commonly, the food has been inspired, influenced and brought in from Iran, India and North Africa but the country supports many traditional dishes such as Crab, Tuna, Red Snapper, Shrimp and Lobster seafood.


Also famous for many lamb and mutton dishes, all meat served in the country is halal in accordance with Islamic Sharia Law and has been prepared as such. These lamb and mutton dishes are commonly served with yoghurt made from goat or cow milk. The grown foods also include dates, almonds and sour applies as well as Machbous, a stew of heavily spiced rice with the aforementioned meat, seafood or both. 

Qatar also includes many other incredible dishes such as Hummus, a dip made from chickpeas, flour and sesame Seeds, Taboulleh, cracked wheat flavoured with mint and parsley, Biriani, another rice dish with a lot of spices and served with lamb and/or chicken and Ghuzi, a full roast lamb on top of rice and nuts.