Salta , the national dish, is a highly-spiced stew, containing chicken or lamb with lentils, chickpeas, beans and coriander. This is served on a bed of rice. Bread comes in several varieties, including ruti which is bought from shops, khubz tawwa which is made at home and lahuh , which is a pancake made from sorghum, eaten on special occasions. Bint al sahn is a popular dessert, consisting of a sweet bread dipped into honey and clarified butter. Most people in the Yemen drink a very sweet tea called shay , which is served in small glasses with or without milk and which can be flavoured with mint.
Coffee is called qahwa and is less commonly consumed.
It is sometimes flavoured with ginger or other spices. Alcohol is banned under strict Islamic law. All contents copyright 1996, ArabNet. Reproduction prohibited without permission.