Arabic Food in Jordan - HUGE MAQLUBA ) Upside Down Chicken Rice Platter

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Get more Amman travel tips, things to do, where to stay, and delicious food here: On Day 5 of our trip to Jordan we traveled outside of Amman, first to Dana Village in the Dana Biosphere Reserve. We had an incredible local lunch, and were served a dish called muqlaba, which literally translates to upside down - it was an incredible local meal. Finally, we moved onto Petra, and after checking into our hotel, we went to Petra by Night. 00: 23 Breakfast and Leaving Hotel - To begin the day, I had a quick breakfast as the hotel in Amman, and then we packed everything up and headed off to do some traveling around Jordan. Driving towards the Dana Biosphere Reserve, we took our time, stopping off at a variety of different rest stops. One of the things I grew to love immensely while traveling in Jordan was Arabic coffee, and the good news is that coffee was available at every rest stop along the highway. 1: 41 Maqluba ) at Dana Biosphere - The Dana Biosphere is a nature reserve in Jordan. The reserve is home to a variety of different natural environment, and starts on a plateau and descends all the way down in the Wadi Rum valley. The views of the valley were incredible. We continued driving until we reached the Dana Village, located on a hill overlooking the valley - its a historic town in Jordan, and they are trying to renovate certain areas of it - its an amazing little village. They had set up for us to have a local Jordan food lunch at a home within the village, so after walking around for a little while, we went inside to have lunch. Theres a famous Middle Eastern, Arabic dish, thats also very common in Jordan called muqluba, which directly translates to upside down. The reason its called upside down, or flipped over, is because the dish is cooked in a big pot, with meat and spices, or in this case chicken, topped with rice all in the same pot. When the dish cooks, all the flavors start to mingle and blend to create another incredible dish. When its finished cooking, the pot is flipped over onto a tray, so the rice goes to the bottom, while the meat stays on top - thats the upside down part. After the rice and chicken was flipped onto the tray, it was then topped with lots of chopped up parsley, fried peanuts, and finally some lemon slices for decoration. The dish was incredible, the r 11: 08 Wadi Musa, Movenpick Hotel, Musakhan for dinner - After our incredible lunch at Dana Village, we continued driving. Along the way to Petra, we stopped at Wadi Musa, which is said to be the place where Moses struck the rock and water came out. There was a rock there, and extremely clear water was flowing out. We drove to Movenpick Hotel at Petra, and we checked in. For dinner, we ate at the Movenpick buffet restaurant, and they had a good selection of both Western and Jordanian food. The dish I was most interested in eating was the musakhan, a Jordanian and Palestinian food of bread, chicken and spices, all cooked in lots of olive oil. It was my first time to try it, and I enjoyed it - and I can only imagine how much better it would be home-cooked. 14: 58 Petra By Night - Petra is the most famous attraction in all of Jordan - some people will visit Jordan with a specific purpose to visit the historical city. One company decided to set up candles in paper bags and open Petra by Night, so you can visit the main Treasury at night. Ying and I took the walk, and it was pretty cool, but it was still so dark, that honestly I couldnt really see anything, and my camera couldnt really pick up anything as well. So stay tuned for tomorrows video where we visited Petra for the entire day my Amman, Jordan Travel Guide: (Including where to stay, what to see, safety information, and extra tips)
Date: 2019-08-19

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Comments and reviews: 10

Shawn Williams
My boss is from Jordan he is the most genuinely giving person in the world. Even if he doesn't need me to work he pays me to come in and learn he is an HVAC specialist. But when we go anywhere he refuses for anyone to pay. And he loves to cook for me and his friends in his oven especially his famous lamb. Khalid Hejazzin and Arabic people are so nice it's crazy.
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pfitzer ginne
amazing Such great food with great people. that is how Iike the show. So many people which are amazing. and the best thing is that the Marks friend the guy with the glasses which is in the newer shows is not here and you can tell how much better the quality of the show has. it is like a breath of fresh air. love it.
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manzaza
I am glad I found Mark Wiens. All I feel is happiness, positivity, and my thirst for travel and food being quenched as I watch. I feel like I am also travelling with him, I feel like I know Mark personally and he's my friend, like I know him for a long time. I am just soo happy. I am soo glad. Thanks Mark. :)
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Dawn Perri
I have had the privilege of knowing a man of Arab background. Can I tell you how generous he was to open his home to my son and myself? I was his daughters friend. And always wanted to know if you wanted anything. These are beautiful giving people. FOX news portrays them, as a people, so wrong
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Lorenna
kindness, strength and the sweetest hearts in the world. The true meaning of islam. My muslim fam are the sweetest people i have ever met, my auntie feeds me until i legit explife she'd give me the food off if her plate if she needed. I can never let anyone speak badly on islam for this reason
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Solo 000
I admit, I had prejudice after 9/11/01, but meeting so many people, and their generosity, has changed that over time. food and understanding, that is the key We all want the same, happiness for the children, happiness for ourselves, a better life. Great job Mark, and all your friends
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Merlan Cris Retuerto
100% I agree Jordan food very delicious and yummy, I had a good friend of mine from jordan. He teach me how to cook arabian dish and i really love it. I am filipino work here in Saudi Arabia since 2014 until now. Arabian food the best in the middle east
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BillyBobBue
You really want to compare how religious jews treat you and how religious muslim treat you. Here is experiment, go to hassidic quarters in Israel, any where. Very like you will going to get spit on, and harassed. Now go to any where, in Middle East.
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Tammy Fleming
Who pays for this man's trips and how can I get on board and also how can you just eat everything he is my hero he makes everything Wonderful Mark has inspired me to find out how to travel the world on a fixed income.
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Sally K
Mark tell me something with all this food you have been eating and my gosh youre so slim whats your secret? I love seeing your traveling around the world showing your Audience what life is and how to enjoy life.
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