Mansaf! Pronounced mensef, it is the national dish of Jordan. The dish consisted of lamb cooked in fermented dried yogurt. A layer of flatbread is underneath the rice and it is garnished with parsley and pine nuts. It was Delicious. The lamb was so tender and soft; the yogurt, rice, flatbread and lamb blend with each other really well. The yogurt was a little too sour for me though, maybe also I was not used to eating Middle Eastern kind of yogurt. Oh yeah I almost forgot to mention where I had it. So my classmate, Chiavez (I might be spelling his name wrong), worked in this restaurant-hookah bar place called Andaluz. I readily agreed when he asked me to visit him since he kept RAVING about the lamb dish they have. So I came with Lisa, Steve and his two other friends on Friday (just because the Mansaf is only served only Fridays) Heheh. Lisa and me shared the whole plate of it while the other three just smoked. To those of you surprised on why I would share my food is because dude, it is a LOT. In addition, although the meat was not that much, the yogurt fills you up quickly. Would be back there to try other foods. Chicken Tawouk caught my eye just now. =D

Andaluz Bakery & Restaurant
930 South Brookhurst Street
Anaheim, CA 92804-4305

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