Haneeth (الحنيذ) is an ancient Yemeni special occasion dish of slow-roasted lamb shanks that yields falling-off-the-bone meat with incredible flavor.
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Kabsa, or Machboos
Kabsa — chicken or meat served on a bed of steaming rice and redolent of exotic spices — is a national dish of Saudi Arabia.
Baharat
Baharat is a flavorful spice blend used to season dishes throughout a crescent-shaped region of the Middle East stretching from Lebanon through Iraq and on to the Yemeni coast.
Zaatar
Homemade spice mixtures have flavored the food of the Middle East for millenia. Foremost among these is the blend called zaatar, a mix of local herbs, sumac berries and sesame seeds.