29 Things You Should Never Do In Iraq

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Don’t Skip Great Traditional Dishes Served At Home

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Don’t limit yourself to shawarmas, falafels, and kebabs. The best meals are cooked in Kurdish homes, and if you’re lucky enough to get an invite to someone’s house, be ready to enjoy a feast of traditional dishes enough to feed an army. Most Iraqi cuisines are fatty, meat-based stews, eaten with red beans, rice, and a lot of flatbread. Also called the Mesopotamian cuisine, traditional Iraqi food dates back to pre-Islamic civilizations ten thousand years ago. Iraqi households will serve their version of biryani, slow-cooked rice with meat which is commonly served during special occasions, festivals, and weddings. There’s also the popular bamia which is stewed lamb with okra and various spices. Then there’s the delicious minced meat fare, timman ou keema, and the qoozi, also called quzi or ghozi, a national Iraqi dish made from a whole roasted lamb stuffed with nuts, vegetables, rice, and spices. End your meal with the delicious kanafeh, a dessert made with thin pastry, soaked in syrup, and layered with cheese.