Thursday, February 19, 2026

Food & Dining Vocabulary during Ramadan

 Tamr (تمر) 🌴✨ – Dates, traditionally eaten to gently break the fast


Shorba (شوربة) 🍲 – A warm soup, often the first savory dish at iftar


Sambousek (سمبوسك) 🥟 – Crispy savory pastries stuffed with cheese, meat, or vegetables


Harees (هريس) 🥣🍖 – Slow-cooked wheat and meat dish, creamy and comforting


Lamb Ouzi (أوزي) 🍖🍚 – Fragrant spiced rice topped with tender slow-cooked lamb, nuts, and raisins


Qatayef (قطايف) 🥞🍯 – Ramadan dessert pancakes filled with cream or nuts and drizzled with syrup


Kunafa (كنافة) 🧀🍰 – Sweet pastry layered with cheese or cream and soaked in syrup


Luqaimat (لقيمات) 🍩🍯 – Crispy golden doughnut balls drizzled with date syrup or honey

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