The cuisine varies, although most restaurants have a mixed menu which includes both Arabic and European dishes.
National specialties:•
Meze (small starters such as
fool,
humus,
kube and
tabouleh).
• Kebabs.
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Musakhan (chicken in olive oil and onion sauce roasted on Arab bread).
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Mensaf (stewed lamb in a yogurt sauce served on a bed of rice), a dish which is normally eaten with the hand.
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Baklava (pastry filled with nuts or honey).
National drinks:• Drinking
Arabic coffee is a ritual. Coffee tends to be very strong and is served in small cups (with plenty of coffee grounds at the bottom).
• Local beer, wine and other types of alcohol are served in most restaurants and bars, except during the fasting month of Ramadan (non-Arabic nationals can drink alcohol only in hotels during Ramadan).
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Araq is a local liquor similar to Greek Ouzo, usually mixed with water and ice.
Tipping: 10 to 12% service charge is generally added in hotels and restaurants, and extra tips are discretionary.
NightlifeThere are nightclubs, theaters and cinemas in Amman, while some other major towns have cinemas. Often clubs will only admit couples or mixed groups. Many of the 4- and 5-star hotels have popular clubs and bars.
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