🇸🇦Saudi food
Saudi cuisine centres on rice, meat (especially lamb and chicken), dates, bread and aromatic spices such as cardamom, saffron and cloves. Rice-and-meat dishes like kabsa and mandi are often served on large shared platters.
41dishes
210average kcal per 100 g
34%vegetarian
Lightest dishes
Most filling dishes
Highest in protein
💡Tip
Shared platters make portions hard to judge, and the rice and added fat carry much of the energy — serve yourself a measured amount and add salad.
All 41 dishes
🫓 Aish abu laham (Saudi meat bread)🌴 Ajwa dates🍯 Areeka🍢 Camel Mixed Grill (Mashawi Hashi)🍖 Camel haneeth🍛 Camel kabsa (kabsa hashi)🍢 Camel kofta🧀 Cheese Mutabbaq🍗 Chicken Madfoon🍗 Chicken kabsa🍚 Chicken saleeg🐟 Fish kabsa🫘 Foul with Tamees🥣 Jareesh with chicken🥣 Jareesh with lamb🌴 Khalas dates🍳 Kibda Hamsa (Saudi Liver Fry)🍪 Kleija🍖 Lamb kabsa🍖 Lamb mofatah🍚 Lamb saleeg🌴 Madgooga🍲 Margoog🍌 Masoub🍚 Mathlootha🥟 Meat samboosa🍢 Mixed grill (Riyadh style)🍚 Mufattah🥙 Mutabbaq🥟 Potato samboosa🍲 Qursan🍗 Ruz Bukhari with Chicken🌯 Saudi chicken shawarma🧄 Shish Tawook with Garlic Sauce🥣 Shorbat Shofan (Oat Soup)🍤 Shrimp kabsa🥤 Sobia🌴 Sukkari Dates🫓 Tamees Bread🥕 Vegetable kabsa🥟 Vegetable samboosa
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Values are estimates per 100 g for a typical recipe; home and restaurant versions vary. Diets and allergens are worked out from the ingredients of a typical recipe — always check with whoever cooked the dish. Not medical advice. How we count →