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KUWAIT





Map of Kuwait
As salamu alaikum

LOCATION:
Middle East, bordering the Persian Gulf, between Iraq and Saudi Arabia

CAPITAL CITY:
Kuwait

POPULATION:
2,691,158 (includes 1,291,354 non-nationals) (July 2009 est.)

LANGUAGES:
Arabic (official), English widely spoken

WEBSITE:
www.embassyofkuwait.ca

Recipes From Kuwait



Kuwaiti cuisine is a unique blend of Persian, Indian, Mediterranean, and Bedouin influences. Kuwaiti dishes are often made in the Bedouin manner of cooking an entire meal in one pot. Spices are an integral part of Kuwaiti cuisine, and exquisite blends are made using cardamom, cloves, coriander, cumin, ginger, and nutmeg. Staple foods include chickpeas and other legumes, wheat, rice, unleavened bread, lamb, and fish. Almonds, raisins, and other dried fruit garnish many dishes.
Meat Kufta with Tahini

Meat Kufta with Tahini

This is an extremely healthful and delicious recipe of lamb meatballs topped with a tahini sauce (tahini is a paste made with sesame seeds). This tahini sauce can be used with various other dishes to give them a unique flavor.
Find this recipie on Page 106 of Kitchens of the World
Meat Makbous

Meat Makbous

Makbous is the national dish of Kuwait. Traditionally, this delicious dish is made Meat Makbous regularly in every Kuwaiti household.
Find this recipie on Page 107 of Kitchens of the World