Fuul , felafel and houmos are the three staples of the Middle East, and you'll find them at breakfast, lunch and dinner. Fuul is a paste made from fava beans, garlic and lemon, usually served swimming in oil. Houmos is cooked chickpeas ground into a paste and mixed with garlic and lemon. Arabic bread is eaten with absolutely everything and is also called aish , meaning 'life'. It's round and flat and makes a good filler.
Main dishes are usually chicken, kebabs or meat and vegetable stews.
Western fast foods abound. History The headland now occupied by Kuwait City was settled only 300 years ago. Eventually the families living around the fort divided among themselves the responsibilities attached to the new settlement. The Al-Sabah family, whose descendants now rule Kuwait, were appointed to handle local law and order. The small settlement grew quickly.