Food: Mansaf

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FOOD: MANSAF

Popular Middle Eastern lamb dish.

A bedouin dish particularly popular in Jordan and Saudi Arabia. It is a combination of lamb and yogurt served with rice. Mansaf is often prepared at festivals or in honor of guests.

Bibliography

Der Haroutunian, Arto. Middle Eastern Cookery. London: 1983.

Zachary Karabell

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