Traditional Omani Food

When you visit Oman ,the first characteristics of Omani people that you can recognize is the hospitality ,Omani has one of the best hospitality all over the world as they are kind  and generous people ,moreover Omani people cares about tourism as it is an important resource of economy .if you decided to visit oman and Visit your friend there or even Omani people invited you to their house ,you will receive a great hospitality starts with their traditional drink which is the Kahwa "coffee" and Halawa "dates" which is sticky gelatinous  kind of sweet with different kinds of flavor and spices ,Halawa is one of the traditional Sweets that one shall eat when entering Omani house during visiting Oman .

 as all of the Arab world  ,people of Oman likes eating Foods .they have a wide range of Food , the main course should include rice with different spices and cooked meal .from the popular food in Oman that you will experience when you visit Oman  is the maqbous  ,maqbous is a kind of smashed rice with different spices ,although Omani use Spices in their foods but it is not hot like the Asian foods .another popular food is the shuwa which is the most popular among the Omani food that you will eat when you visit Oman specially in the occasions when All of the villages people share making this kind of food .the Shuwa is a whole cow or goat meat roasted for 2 days in an oven prepared specially for this kind of dishes under the ground . Rice is one of the principal components of the Omani food with various methods and spices, it is used widely all over Oman, and usually it is served with meat or vegetables.

Soups are also popular when you visit Oman, Soups are available with different methods, Soups of vegetables, lamps meat, chickens, and Salad also is popular there with different kinds of fresh vegetables, tuna meat, smoked eggplants, dried fishes.

If you visit Oman during festivals specially Muslims festivals which is Ramadan month, a month is fasted by Muslim people followed by Eid El fetr and after the pilgrimage to Mecca commemorating the sacrifice of Abraham   Eid El adha you will find Meat ,Chicken and fishes forms the main dishes .the food varies from state to state ,In Dhofer and wusta during festivals they cook ruz al mudhroub which is cooked rice with fried fish and maqdeed in Muscat,Al Sharkia region ,Dahira,Al Batinah where you can eat maqloub during your Oman visit  ,you will eat also Arasia "lamb meat cooked with rice  and Mishkak "meat cooked with charcoal .in Eid the lunch of fist day is Harees "wheat mixed with meat ",second day Mishkak and the third day is Shuwa .

When You Visit oman in ramadan you will find the best kinds of food is served during the month, the most popular two dished is Sakkhana which is a thick sweet soup and fatta which is a mix of rice, meat and vegetables .the truth is when you visit Oman you will chock by the fact that there are no commons between the same dishes served in Salalah at the south and Muscat at the north …!!!!!!! The Omani people is known for their hospitality and generous the same as the whole Arab worlds ,So enjoy your Oman day tours .