Food & drink of Qatar · The Larder Journal

Qatar's food is Bedouin and sea cooking together, with rice, dates and spiced meat. Hospitality means coffee and dates for every guest.

The national dish of Qatar, spiced meat and rice, usually made with lamb or chicken and plenty of dried lime.

Wheat and meat beaten together into a smooth porridge, eaten in Ramadan across the Gulf and Arab world.

Sweet vermicelli noodles flavoured with cardamom and saffron, topped with a thin omelette, a common Gulf breakfast.

Karak is spiced milk tea, Qatar's favourite hot drink and a roadside tradition.