Local SOUTH OMANI FOOD - Tuna Biryani & Coconut Fish Curry in Taqah, Oman!!

🇴🇲 KHALED:   / salalah_fast_tour  

🇴🇲OMAN TRAVEL:   / officialomantravels  

🌎 MY TRAVEL/FOOD BLOG: https://davidsbeenhere.com/

My travels through Oman continued in the city of Taqah, right outside of Salalah in the southern part of the country. Join me as I try some traditional local Omani food in Taqah, Oman!

My guide Khaled from Salalah Fast Tour and I headed to a local restaurant to eat some traditional local food! After meeting everyone, I watched as a woman stirred a large pot of qashat, which looked like a type of porridge made from coconut and sugar.

👕 DAVID’S BEEN HERE MERCH: https://teespring.com/stores/davids-b...

It smelled so good. They also had a mix of beans that they boiled and cooked with rice. They poured the qashat on a large platter and spread it out for it to cool. While we waited, we enjoyed some Omani coffee!

They fill the cup halfway so they can keep serving you more. You shake the cup to signal that you don’t want any more. They also had a buffet!

The buffet included a fish coconut curry, fish, grilled chicken, camel meat, tuna biryani, kabuli rice, Yemeni mandi rice, and white rice. The camel meat was tasty, gamy, tender, and oily!

In the kitchen, they let the rice and beans simmer for 10 more minutes. While we waited, we dove into the qashat, which had hardened enough to slice and cut into small, diamond-shaped pieces.

They looked like rice crispy treats and had the same dense texture. The coconut and sugar was so good! A woman also grilled square pieces of paratha-like bread called tawa on a large griddle with ghee.

The rice-and-bean dish was finally ready. There were some traditional private rooms where we could eat, but we ate in the larger dining hall.

We also had the three rice dishes, camel, coconut fish curry, grilled fish, salad, tawa bread, and spicy chutney. I loved the camel and the fish curry, which was tasty and light. The chutney wasn’t that spicy to me, though.

I loved mixing the fish curry and camel with the different rice dishes. They were all different! The camel fat, in particular, was very gamy. The tawa paired perfectly with the coconut fish curry and the camel!

The grilled fish was nice and buttery. Eating it with the camel was almost like surf and turf. I loved the freshness of the salad, as well as the earthy beans and rice. It reminded me of Central American arroz con frijoles!

The rice was really good but it fills you up! I washed my hands and mouth and then went back to the kitchen, where a woman was frying loqemat, which are a donut hole-like fried sweet with sugar syrup and saffron.

They were crispy on the outside, doughy on the inside, and very sweet and sticky! I really liked how fresh they were! Next, she fried up some qas qas, which are squares of fried dough.

The qas qas was fluffy, golden brown, and slightly sweet. I could taste cardamom in it. We finished up with some coffee and headed out to Wadi Darbat, where there’s a waterfall!

Ten minutes later, we arrived at the waterfall. There’s a pool below it with lots of snails. In July and August, the landscape around it is lush and green.

At Wadi Darbat, we saw a herd of domesticated camels. You cant swim there due to a drowning risk. The water in the area also contains parasites from the snails.

There are camels everywhere, including lots of babies! Finally, we

Where have you been?

Subscribe Here! http://bit.ly/DavidsbeenhereSub
Top videos! http://bit.ly/DavidsbeenhereTopVideos

Follow Me:
+ INSTAGRAM ►   / davidsbeenhere  
+ FACEBOOK ►   / davidsbeenhere  
+ TWITTER ►   / davidsbeenhere  
+ MY BLOG! ► http://davidsbeenhere.com/

Contact Me:
+BUSINESS EMAIL ► [email protected]

#Davidsbeenhere #Salalah #Oman #OmaniFood #DavidinOman

About Me:

My name is David Hoffmann. Since starting David’s Been Here in 2008, I have traveled to over 1,300 destinations in 88 countries to experience out and document unique cultures on my YouTube channels, travel blog, and social media sites.

I focus mostly on cuisine, culture, and historical sites, but my passion is food! I love to experience and showcase the different flavors each destination has to offer, from casual street food to gourmet restaurant dining.

Where have you been?

P.S. Thank you for watching my videos and subscribing!