Food

Big part of a cultural experience is always the food. And I have to say the food over here is pretty delicious. In fact it has been so good that I have over eaten it. Our first months we could have hummus and falafel for every meal and be so happy about it. At that point I didn’t understand the locals, how can you not want falafel for breakfast everyday??
So here is the break down of the top Jordanian/Middle- Eastern foods:
1. Falafel - chickpea bolls. They seem like easy food that everyone can make, but once you have had a good falafel, you don’t want the once that everyone can make. In Amman everyone knows the one and only place that has been around for years and sells the best falafels. In fact they are so special that you cant even by the falafels on their own.
Apart from the regular falafels, you can also find bigger once, with sesame seeds and onions.
2. Hummus - chickpea tip. Normally you eat it with bread and falafel and some hot sauce. The taste of it depends a lot on how much tahini (sesame seeds and olive oil mix)has been added.
3. Foul - favabeans tip. Not my favorite one so cant really comment on that.
4. Lebnah - something in the middle of cream cheese and yoghurt
5. Pickled everything - cucumber, cauliflower, carrots etc. every breakfast comes with pickled mix and plate of fresh tomatoes, onions and mint.
6. Mansef - Lamb meat boiled in yoghurt, eaten with rice and yoghurt sauce. Delicious meal that is made for every special occasion and also non-special ones J . And you eat it till you cant move anymore
7. Knafe - phyllo pastry with riccota cheese and peanuts. A delicious desert!
8. Zattar - Thyme, oregano, marjoram and basil mixed with sesame seeds. Spice mix that is eaten with Arabic bread and cheese.
9. Tabbouleh - Parsley, mint, tomatoes and spring onion salad, with lemon juice and olive oil.
10. Tea - a lot of black tea with mint and almost the same amount of sugar that tea.