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
Ali Baba's Tahini the album "Limbo Boots". The departure of Engelmann, one of the band's main songwriters and singers, was a drastic change for the band. A few months later, Cinninger disbanded Ali Baba's Tahini to join Umphrey's McGee, where he remains to this day. Three years later in 2003, a four-man Ali Baba's Tahini (with Smylie on bass and Engelmann on guitar) reunited for a one-off performance in Niles, Michigan. The following year, the original lineup of the band (Engelmann/Cinninger/Krojniewski) reunited in the North Carolina mountains to record the album "Rockstars and Lawnmowers". Engelmann fronted Asheville-based rock band Mother Vinegar from 2004–2007,