A Bedouin is an Arabic nomad, who wanders around the desert and lives in tents.Tea and coffee are the traditional drinks. The tea will inevitably be very sweet and often flavoured with mint or sage or some other locally grown desert herb and served in small glasses. You will also be offered a single mouthful of the original Bedouin coffee which is served in tiny cups and is quite bitter. Coffee is an important symbol of hospitality.
Mansaf: explosion – is the national Bedouin dish served on special occasions, when there are guests or when there is a party or a wedding. It is stewed lamb with a sauce made from dried yoghurt, served on a bed of rice and bread, specially prepared over an open fire, and sprinkled with pine nuts. It is served on a large flat dish and eaten communally by hand.
Zaarp: Bedouin oven – a whole goat is cooked in the heat of a fire built in a small underground stone oven. An oven is built from stones leaving the top open. A big fire is built in this oven and when the fire has burnt down the goat is placed on the ashes. The opening is sealed with more stones and the whole is sealed and covered with a thick layer of mud. It takes 2 hours to cook. Zaarp is served as a picnic – a very nice picnic!
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