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A piping-hot stew with a foamy top
Think of it as: Like a sizzling skillet stew crowned with savory whipped foam
Bubbling in a stone pot. And what's that foam?!
What does it taste like?
Fluffy fenugreek froth over a thick meat stew, with a distinctive fenugreek aroma and some heat.
SweetSpicySourSaltyFunkSmellTextureFluffy and saucy
What is it?
A stew made with meat broth, topped with hulba, fenugreek (an herb seed) whipped into a fluffy froth. It's served still bubbling in a hot stone pot. Yemen's national dish.Source: Wikipedia
How locals eat it
Eaten at lunch, scooped up with torn pieces of flatbread.
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EnglishTap to play (YouTube)Where is it from?
🇾🇪Yemen
CapitalSanaa
Populationabout 43 millionestimate (unverified)
IndustriesOil, Farming (coffee), Fishing
A civil war is ongoing, and the government is based in Aden in the south.
Famous peopleTawakkol KarmanJournalist who won the Nobel Peace Prize
HelloAssalamu alaikum (Arabic)
CurrencyRial
Fun fact"Mocha" coffee is named after Yemen's port of Mocha, where the beans were once shipped from.
The flag🇾🇪 Red is the blood of independence, white is a bright future, and black is the dark past.
From Tokyoabout 9,500 kmstraight line, Tokyo to Sanaa
Getting thereabout 15 hours from Tokyo (with transfers)rough guide
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🇾🇪 Sounds & life in Yemen
مرحباHello（Assalamu alaikum (Arabic)）
Arabic script
Arabic script
Right now…
Anthem"National Anthem of Yemen" (United Republic)
MusicSanaani song Old-city songs played on oud and a copper plate
SportSoccer World HeritageOld Walled City of Shibam and more National animalArabian leopard
MusicSanaani song Old-city songs played on oud and a copper plate
SportSoccer World HeritageOld Walled City of Shibam and more National animalArabian leopard
Ingredients
- Lamb broth 500 ml
- Fenugreek seed (ground) 2 tbsp
- Potato 1
- Tomato 1
- Onion 1/2
- Garlic 1 clove
- Chili and spices, a little
How to make it (one way)
- Soak the fenugreek in water and whip until white and fluffy
- Fry the onion, tomato and garlic
- Add the meat broth and potato and simmer
- Heat a stone pot over high heat and pour in the stew
- Top with the whipped hulba and serve while it's bubbling
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