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There are many fine restaurants in most Jordanian towns and cities, offering a wide selection of authentic Arabic food at reasonable prices. Larger hotels offer a more international cuisine. The Ministry of Tourism publishes a full list of hotels and restaurants throughout the Kingdom.

Jordan's national dish is known as mansaf; this is a whole stewed lamb, cooked in a yoghurt sauce and served on a bed of rice. Maglouba is a meat, fish or vegetable stew served with rice, and musakhan is a chicken dish, cooked with onions, olive oil and pine seeds. This is baked in the oven on a thick loaf of Arabic bread.

Also popular is the famous Middle Eastern sheish kebab, consisting of chunks of lamb or marinated chicken speared on a wooden stick and cooked over a charcoal fire with tomatoes and onions.