Qatar’s local treats, laced with diverse flavours and spices, are a must-try when touring Doha. The country’s dishes bear influences from North Africa, the Levant, the Bedouin culture, and India.
Majboos
Qatar’s national dish filled with herbs and spices can be savoured at various eateries and hotels in Doha, including Al Najada Doha Hotel Apartments by Oaks. This slow-cooked lamb or chicken dish is traditionally seated on seasoned rice and served with a salad and tomato sauce.
Hearty Qatari dishes
If your chosen accommodation is at one of the many serviced apartments in Doha, consider heading to Doha’s centre to try some Qatari feasts such as balaleet. This Qatari pasta features vermicelli and an omelette flavoured with sugar, saffron, and rose water. Madrouba is a cardamom-flavoured rice porridge cooked with chicken and milk. Be sure to try Qatar’s traditional Arabic stew.
Simple bites
Savour delicious Qatari bites such as warak enab, a set of vine leaves stuffed with minced lamb/beef, rice, garlic, and coriander. Rogag is a pancake-dosai filled with meat or vegetables and drizzled with cheese/honey. Kousa mahshi features courgettes stuffed with minced lamb and vegetables.
The sweet delicacies
Try Qatar’s doughnuts, luqaimat. These deep-fried dumplings are laced with cardamom and saffron and soaked in sugar syrup. Khan faroosh is a mix between a deep-fried biscuit and a cake flavoured with saffron and rose water. Other sweet treats to try include umm ali and kunafa.
