Kuwait

Ask what Kuwait eats and the answer starts with this: seafaring Gulf cuisine famed for zubaidi fish, shrimp rice and saffron-scented sweets. Look for Machboos (spiced basmati with chicken, lamb or fish; the national dish), Mutabbaq samak (fried zubaidi pomfret layered over sweet-spiced rice) and Murabyan (shrimp rice with dill, turmeric and dried lime). Kuwait’s national dish: rice cooked with meat or fish, dried lime and baharat, served with daqqus. This atlas has 24 Kuwait dishes catalogued below, from everyday cooking to food kept for festivals and special occasions.