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This tip is not about a restaurant, but about a food staple among the nomadic Bedu (sometimes called Bedouin) of the Arabian Peninsula. Historically, the camel has been the most important animal to the Bedu. Its meat and milk were food staples, it was used for transportation and as a beast of burden in general, and its hide was used for leather.
Camel's milk is healthy. It has half the fat of cow's milk, and has less sugar, making it good for diabetics. It is high in vitamin C, and is supposedly good for vascular problems. And in many Arabic countries, women drink it to get a clear and smooth complexion.
I had the opportunity to try camel's milk when I was in Oman. I bought a small container of camel's milk at a convenience store in Buraimi, figuring that I might never have the chance to try camel's milk again.
Later, during our lunch break, I took a sip of the milk, and the members of my birdwatching group could tell by the look on my face that I did not like it. I thought it tasted like salty and rancid cow's milk. I took a few more sips, hoping that I would get used to it, but it was awful. Almost everyone in my group then tried a sip, but none of us liked it. Leave a Comment Theme: Other
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The Kargeen is a little difficult to categorize. It's hard to say whether it's a restaurant, a coffee house, or a bistro; the food ranges from French onion soup and Salade Niçoise to homous and mezze. They serve pizza, but they also serve Chicken Tikka... What it gets down to is that they're most likely to have something on the menu that you'll like...
The Kargeen we go to -- and there are three of them -- is just possibly the most attractive "watering-hole" in the Capital Area. Built in the courtyard of the Madinat Qaboos Shopping Centre, the oldest (I think) of its kind in the city, you sit under large tents on benches and on cushions covered with Bedu woolen weavings among potted palms, frangipani trees, ironwood trees, and bougainvillea. In some ways, it reminds me more of a funky restaurant on Bali or Java than it does an Arab-run restaurant (The owner is a Bahraini woman, who is, I'm told, married to an Omani.).
Perhaps the best thing available on the menu is an amazing Chocolate Fudge Cake smothered in a spectacularly delicious chocolate sauce.
In terms of savory dishes, I find the Onion Soup to be excellent, the Salade Niçoise is first-rate, and the kofta kabob is as good as I've ever had anywhere in the Middle East. It's worth ordering for no other reason than to experience how it's served: inside a pita that has somehow been baked around the kebab on a stainless steel platter (See accompanying photo) Leave a Comment Theme: Middle EasternPrice: US$11-20 » Currency ConverterComparison: more expensive than averageAddress: Madinat Qaboos Shopping Centre
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The Sheraton Beach Resort near Shatti Al Qurm in Muscat has an amazing seafood buffet for about $25 US but worth every cent. It is in the most beautiful area in Muscat and the food is excellent. After you finish your meal you can stroll down the beach and it is gorgeous in the evening.
Everything including the shrimp and lobster. Leave a Comment Theme: BuffetPrice: US$21-30 » Currency ConverterComparison: more expensive than averageDirections: Near Shatti Al Qurm , near the Embassy Quarter
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Oman has some amazing hole in the wall type restaurants and most travellers would rather choose something from a guide book and that is their choice but I have eaten at dozens and dozens of wee shops in Oman and 90% of them have been great and clean and quite tasty so if you stop in a small town dont be put off by the exterior of the restaurant because there may be some tasty dishes that you are missing out on!
Whole chickens for 1 rials as well as anything Indian Leave a Comment Theme: LocalPrice: less than US$10 » Currency ConverterComparison: least expensiveDirections: Look for chairs outside cafes and you are bound to run into millions throughout the country.
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The Kargeen Cafe at Madinat As Sultan Qaboos Complex (in Muscat) is one of Oman's finest restaurant with a very good ambience of the old world charm. This is essentially a coffee shop with delicious food such as samboosa, Kargeen salad, New Orleans steak etc. Many locals eat at this place, especially at night and smoking sheeshas can also be seen in this place. I had a good dinner with Mr Virgil Williams (VT member DesertRat) and his wife Myra at this place during my visit in Jan 2005. Leave a Comment Theme: CoffeehousePrice: US$11-20 » Currency ConverterComparison: more expensive than average
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The Halwa is a very famous dessert in Oman which the locals love to eat, and many overseas visitors buy back to their home. Essentially, it is a paste which is made from sugar, water and some spices with cashew nuts on the top. The taste is very good (though it does not look appetising) and it can be stored for very long time. Best of all, it can be brought onto the plane all the way back to your own country. The cost of one plate of Halwa ranges from 4-20 Omani rials. Leave a Comment Theme: LocalPrice: less than US$10 » Currency ConverterComparison: less expensive than average
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When you are entering the famous Mutrah Souq in Muscat at the entrance of the Cornicle, there is a stall selling various drinks (see photo) and one of them is a pink coloured drink (cannot remember the name). This looks like a drink we have in Singapore called "Bandung" which is a mixture of rose syrup and milk, but the taste is slightly different but nice. You should try it when you are visiting the souq, especially on a hot day. Leave a Comment
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One of the cheap and filling local food to take in Oman is the chicken, fish or mutton branyani at the local Indian restaurants which are found in various towns of Oman. It comes with a large plate of brayani rice (with spices), curry and either chicken, fish or mutton. The average price per plate is about 1-3 omani rials. Leave a Comment
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This is the rather sumptuous-looking Intercontinental answer to the hotel coffee shop. Marble, wood, Maroccan tiles, and thick damask table linens are everywhere. Clearly, no expense was spared when this restaurant was put together. The atmosphere is quietly, though casually, elegant.
For my money, the seafood offerings are probably the best, especially the giant prawns (shrimp). The buffets groan with superb terrines and oh-so-complicated meat and fish mouses in aspic, mini-lambchops, bits of this and that en croute, stunningly carved vegetables and melons, the whole gamut of "fancy" food is on offer here. Leave a Comment
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The Restaurant was recently voted the best place to eat in Oman, and also voted as having the best ambience. We can see why!
The menu is extensive because it is divided in to four groups - Arabic, Western, Asian and Indian. You can pick and choose from a huge selection of starters and mains, and everything we tried was beautiful to look at and to eat!
You can choose to sit outside in the softly lit courtyard area, or you can sit inside and watch the meals being prepared in the four 'show kitchens' - the tables are arranged around these, so for the chefs it must seem like they are working in a goldfish bowl!
If you're staying in the hotel remember to book your table for the evening when you leave breakfast! The Restaurant has become the place for local people to come to celebrate birthdays or just to eat and it gets very busy, especially outside.
Where to begin!!
Pistachio Crusted Crab was wonderful, the Fish Tagine was flavoured with morrocan spices and was mouth-watering.
The King Prawns in Chedi Sauce was a favourite.
Puddings were just as good - the Strawberry Crepes were recommended to us to share (we would have loved a sweet each but we just couldn't!) - Amazing, whilst the Lemon Tower was tangy and melted in your mouth! Heaven! Leave a Comment Theme: OtherComparison: more expensive than averageDirections: It's at the Chedi - on the main road between the airport and Muscat.
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