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Mansaf: (Arabic, ) is a Jordanian dish originatingin Arabia. Today it has been adopted as the national

dish of Jordan, made of lamb cooked in a sauce of fermented

dried yogurtand served ith rice.

Preparation:The lamb is cooked in a broth made ith a

fermented then dried yogurt!like product called "ameed, and

served on a large platter ith a layer of flatbread (markookor

shrak) topped ith rice and then meat, garnished ith almonds

and pine nuts, parsley and then sauce poured over all.Cultural role:Mansaf is served on special occasions such as

eddings and births, or to honor a guest, and of course on main

holidays . #t is traditionally eaten collectively from a large

platter in the $edouin style, standing around the platter ith the

left hand behind the back and using the right hand instead of

utensils.


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Biblicalbackgroundof

Mansaf


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Rice was not used in Jordan before the

twentieth century, as rice is not a

notional product of Jordan, it's actually

imported. The Mansaf, years ago, was cooked

with grounded wheat (Jarish in Arabic and

flatbread (!hrak in Arabic. "istorical

Jordanian Mansaf is based on three main

local product# wheat, milk and meat. Read

the following $erses of %enesis &, the

food mentioned in these $erses is similar

to the Jordanian contemporary Mansaf.

1- The LO! appeared to "#raha$ #% the tere#inth of Ma$re& as he sat in

the entran'e of his tent& (hile the da% (as gro(ing hot.

)- Loo*ing up& he sa( three $en standing near#%. +hen he sa( the$& he

ran fro$ the entran'e of the tent to greet the$, and #o(ing to the ground&

- he said: /ir& if 0 $a% as* %ou this faor& please do not go on past %our

serant.

2- Let so$e (ater #e #rought& that %ou $a% #athe %our feet& and then rest

%ourseles under the tree.

3- 4o( that %ou hae 'o$e this 'lose to %our serant& let $e #ring %ou a

little food& that %ou $a% refresh %ourseles, and after(ard %ou $a% go on

%our (a%. 5er% (ell& the% replied& do as %ou hae said.

6- "#raha$ hastened into the tent and told /arah& 7ui'*& three seahs of

fine flour8 9nead it and $a*e rolls.

- ;e ran to the herd& pi'*ed out a tender& 'hoi'e steer& and gae it to a

serant& (ho


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>a'h 'ountr% has its national dish& (hi'h it is fa$ous for. Jordan has a 'ertain

dish that is fantasti' and e?tre$el% %u$$%& the Mansaf. +hat $a*es this dish

spe'ial is the (hite sau'e it is $ainl% $ade of& salted dried goat $il* @Ja$eedA.

Jordanians are (ell *no(n for their hospitalit%& and the Mansaf pla%s a #ig part


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in the hosting of guests. 0t is sered in a #ig round tra%& and people eat it using

their #are hands& this $ight sound un'iiliBed& #ut it is not& it is a'tuall% part of

the Jordanian tradition

(hi'h has #een a 'hara'teristi' of Jordanian histor% for %ears on end.

Mansaf has three #asi' ingredients, ri'e& la$# $eat and goat $il*.

0ngredients:

1 *ilo 'oo*ed ri'e (ashed& #oiled in (ater and (ith #utter added at the endA

1 *ilo la$# $eat @'ut in #ig 'hun*sA

1 #ig (hole onion

*ilo li


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This page was suggested by the Mansaf gourmet Rev. Bashir Bader

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