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

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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.
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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
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Respect to Oman from Pakistan

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Your trip is interesting and I am also a solo traveler I love to taste the popular food in the countries I visit, good luck

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As a Syrian in Salalah, Dhofar .... Welcome here!

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Always bring us exciting videos! So much to learn about food and cultures !!!❤️❤️ sending love ❤️ be safe!!

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I love the way you they welcome the guest

[@MiroslavMates]

What a feast man! Looked delicious. There is no life without rice!

[@crabmusic1]

Just think in one day look how many people get fed rice in order to survive and if they have it they will add their beans to it and enjoy.

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I like the man to your right🙏🏽. He’s making sure you try everything.

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In Southern India they cook fish in coconut gravy...like the konkan region, Goa, even in Karnataka n Kerela n Tamil Nadu states many cities they use coconut gravy...even for chicken sometimes...

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My comment was NOT for you :) am NOT screaming either :) so don't read it if you don't like it?, or if you don't appreciate it?(which obviously you don't) the world has enough haters, we don't need any more :)

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Mmm kashata

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Love and appreciate you’re content gives me the vibe that I’m traveling as well ❤️

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You need to come Salalah in Summer

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Thanks David!

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you know in bengali we call coconut narkel as well... strange how connected we are!!

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Hello, I am not sure, but I think that the word originates from India and the reason goes back to ancient times, when the Omanis were legends in building ships and trade between them and India and India and the Pharaohs from ancient times and the trade was barter where they exchanged goods. Then the people of Salalah sailors brought this fruit from India and it was planted in Salalah The cultivation was successful, and according to what I heard, it was one of the Indian merchants who planted it. The word Nargile or Nargil is taken from India. Other local names are kebab and its meat is also fakish. The writing in English differs from the original points.🥥😊

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Very nice series of Oman..

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i really like this type of video :) feel like i can smell and enjoy it !

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amazing place!

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What an incredible series this has been! Thank you @davidsbeenhere for sharing this experience with us 🙌😁

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ditto!!!!!!

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great to visit our secret country lol I kinda feel disappointed when im away from my country & be in western countries ... i have been in state however most citizen over there do not know Oman at all and never ever heard about although most of them recognize two Arab countries which is Dubai and Saudi Arabia. Other foreigners who only know dubai Please welcome to Oman. a perfect location for tourist and others.... it's just 4 hours away -transportation by Fancy and comf ybus from muscat which is capital of oman to Dubai. In addition by a flight,your flying duration would equal approx. between 30 to 40 minutes from UAE to Sultanate of Oman

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finally someone tells him how to eat!!!!!!

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When in Salalah visit Baalbek Lebanese restaurant...they do smaller but very tasty! chicken shawarma... and definately eat fresh fish wherever possible, its caught bought and cooked all in a day.

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The south of Oman food is very similar to Zanzibari food it tasty

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Womderfull

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Hi David, I subscribed to your channel just 4 days ago - why - cause you are covering Oman. I have worked at Oman from 2005 to 2016 - your vids are making me really nostalgic, though I have not eaten at any of the joints you are covering - but the roads and surroundings are known to me. If you are still there, please try this place - its a small place - cheap on the pocket - proceeding from the airport towards Ghubra, after the Sultan Qaboos Mosque, on the right is a petrol pump, in its complex is a Pakistani restaurant - their mutton karai is just too good

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That’s amazing to hear! Thank you appreciate it!!!

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@@Davidsbeenhere Forgot to mention, I have worked at Salalah, Ibri and Muscat. For work, I have driven practically all across Oman. As a matter of fact, I have driven from Salalah to Muscat and back 5 times.

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Oman🇴🇲

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Hopefully Trinidad videos can come out now

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23:23 that's my family there which had a conversation with you.

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@@Davidsbeenhere yes! It’s the same family you were enquiring about Balochistan, Pakistan.

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Try to get Lewis Hamilton to eat some Indian food with you since the Miami Gran Prix is this weekend.

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So this really is the first footage in the series?

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Zanzibar Omani we call Qas qas mandanzi 🙋😉

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When will I see Trinidad and Tobago 😭

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From India You are always. In Blast and so much affection towards Indian Cuisine and Indian. Big Jai Hind from India

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Oh no. Don't use your left hand to eat. She was looking at you. Lol.

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If you still in Oman

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Season's greetings to you David and family. Just watched this video. Oh no, they killed your new-found girlfriend 🐪and served her up 😱😋😂. What were they thinking? She was one lean gal. Camels store their fat in their humps, so I was not surprised that the meat was so lean. Anyway , the food looked tasty. Surf and turf. The sweet treat reminds me of gulab jamun. The trip afterwards was spectacular. Who would have thought that in such a dry hot country that you would find a waterfall - God's natural creation. It was like one huge oasis. Wadi river beds are supposed to be dry except when the rain falls but that was beautiful. Lots of surprises in your Middle East series. Anyway, they are enjoyable to watch. So Merry Christmas and Happy Hanukkah 🎄🕎⛄ to you and your family. Have a blessed day today ❤️🇹🇹🇨🇦

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Love the series but im ready for other cuisine, I feel like these videos are on repeat just a few minor changes in foods... I kno David loves Indian food but its good to change it up.

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Camel meat?? U lost my view for today

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And cow 🐄

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Licking your fingers is like double dipping...

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You eat so loud smh very rude