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Diksha

Hello everyone,

We all know Omani food tastes great. Do you consider yourself a foodie? Share with us your unique food experience as an expat.

1. Name 3 best well-known Omani street foods according to you.
2. Which are some unusual dishes that you have discovered ?
3. What makes up the typical breakfast in Oman?
4. Name 3 of your favourite festive dishes.
5. According to you, which essential ingredient defines Omani cuisine?

Thanks for participating,
Diksha

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Malou toledo

I just saw only there street food like
Miskak
Shawarma
And
Pakora
But its not all from omani almost from india who make pakora and shawarma are make from Turkish who work there. That's only i know.

Asif_Hassan

1. Name 3 best well-known Omani street foods according to you.

Miskak is kind of Bar-B-Q and you will find many vendor at some key locations. which offer chicken, mutton & even Camel meat Bar-B-Q. Shuwarma , typical in most arab countries.
Others are Several types of Sandwiches , Roll Parathas and Samosa which are common in Indian Sub-continent too.

2. Which are some unusual dishes that you have discovered ?

The most unusual dish here is Shuwa, which is purely considered as Omani Dish. The cooking of this is very unsual as the meat is buried underground into a pit and cooked  for whole night. You can find more details here:https://timesofoman.com/article/63731

3. What makes up the typical breakfast in Oman?
Most of Omani like to have coffee with some cheese sandwich or bread in morning.
Some even take Dates with coffee.

4. Name 3 of your favourite festive dishes.
Shuwa ofcourse tender, juicy mutton meat roasted with rice & spices.
Chicken Shuwarma
Chicken Mandi ( Chicken cooked in Rice with spices)

5. According to you, which essential ingredient defines Omani cuisine?
Omani normally take low to medium spicy food.  Meat is a very much essential part for most of Omani Dishes. Rice are very common here. Olive oil is  used in comparatively large quantities.

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