Course | Meal |
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Region or state | Arabian Peninsula[1] |
Main ingredients | Rice (usually long-grain, almost always basmati), chicken, vegetables, and a mixture of spices (cardamom, saffron, cinnamon, black lime, bay leaves and nutmeg) |
Variations | Machboos (Arabic: مكبوس/مچبوس, romanized: makbūs/machbūs) |
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Kabsa (Arabic: كبسة kabsah) or makbūs/machbūs (مكبوس/مچبوس Gulf pron.: [mɑtʃˈbuːs]) is an Arabian mixed rice dish that originates from Saudi Arabia[2] or Yemen.[1] It is commonly regarded as a national dish in all the countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council. It can also be found in regions such as southern Iran and Gaza in Palestine.[1]
This classic Arabian dish is Saudi Arabian in origin