Muscat: Omani Food Tour with Shuwa & Halwa
ID: GYG997641-1545455
Category:
Country: Oman
Duration:
03:00 hours
Description
Enjoy the experience on a culinary journey through Omani cuisine. Taste traditional dishes like Shuwa, Halwa, and Mishkak, and enjoy ginger tea and coffee with rose water.
Begin your culinary journey with a taste of Omani Shuwa, a dish where meat or chicken is buried underground for period ranging from 8 hours to 24 hours, wrapped in banana leaves and spices, and fermented for over 40 days. This dish is served with rice cooked with meat spices, known as Qabuli.
After the main course, enjoy Omani Halwa with coffee. This sweet treat is made with nuts, honey, saffron, ghee, cardamom, and some secret ingredients.
Next, savor light meals that Omanis brought from East Africa, specifically Zanzibar, such as samosas, mandazi, kachori, and katlisi.
Then, try slices of Omani bread with various flavors like cheese, honey, date juice, eggs, potatoes, or thyme.
Sip on tea mixed with spices like ginger, saffron, cardamom, cinnamon, and milk.
Finally, enjoy Mishkak, grilled pieces of meat, chicken, or squid with a sauce such as tamarind, accompanied by Omani salts and seeds.
Note: You can replace meat or chicken with fish or salad if you are vegetarian.
Highlights
- Savor the rich flavors of Omani cuisine with a variety of dishes
- Taste the traditional Omani Shuwa, a dish cooked underground
- Enjoy a sweet treat with Omani Halwa, made with nuts and saffron
- Sip on ginger tea and coffee with rose water as you explore the flavors
- Try light meals from East Africa, including samosas and mandazi
Guiding languages
INCLUDED
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Omani Shiwa meal
- Omani Halwaa with coffee
- Light meals from East Africa
- Omani bread with various flavours
- Tea with spices
- Mishkak
NOT INCLUDED
- Personal Interested /expenses
- fresh juices
When should I book?
To guarantee availability book as soon as possible. Early booking is worth consideration especially if you planning the trip during high season like public holidays or weekends.
Cancellations
This excursion you can cancel with no cost up to 24 hours before the start of the trip. If you cancel it after 24 hours or not show up on the excursion you will still be charged the full price of the activity. Being late on pick-up or departure will be considered as not showing up.
