yemen food

Yemen cuisine

Yemenis have always been great meat consumers. Chicken, beef and lamb, the most favoured meat, are grilled or boiled. Nothing is wasted. Water from the boiled meat and stock made from boiling the bones is used in the preparation of soups or spiced and served as a watery broth.

Stewed Beef Shank (Hor'i)

A pleasantly spicy main dish.

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Yemeni Spice Mix (hawayil)

Used in various Yemeni recipes.

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Honey Cake ( Bint al Sahn)

A decadent dessert. The traditional way of eating this is to break off pieces with the fingertips and dip into...

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Yemenite Chicken Soup

Chicken soup is a staple the world around, the spices revealing its origin. This Yemenite recipe uses...

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Yemeni Relish

These lovely slender crisps of filo filled with sweetened nuts are as heavenly as baklava, much easier...

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Yemenite Fish

Hawaij is a Yemenite spice blend - easy to make ad it keeps for months...

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