Qatari cuisine with cardamom./ served with dates. "karak ", also known as "tea with milk" or "chai milk", is a bright orange mixture with cardamom, saffron, and sugar. It's tea simmered with a mixture of spices along with some evaporated milk. A refreshing drink flavoured with mint and lemon. It is not originally Qatari but it is now a staple drink in the area. A dip made from tahini (a sesame paste) and chickpeas. A paste made from eggplant, garlic, and tahini. A type of hummus made without tahini. Bread and rice pudding. Sweet gelatin pudding spiced with saffron and cardamom. The
Tahini It is served as a dip with flat bread or pita, a topping for many foods such as falafel, sabich, Jerusalem mixed grill and shwarma, and as an ingredient in various spreads. It is also used as a cooking sauce for meat and fish, and in sweet desserts like halva, halva parfait, halva ice cream and tahini cookies. It is also served baked in the oven with kufta made of lamb or beef with spices and herbs, or with a whole fish in the coastal areas and the Sea of Galilee. In the Gaza Strip, a rust colored variety known