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Muscat: Omani Food Tour with Shuwa & Halwa

By Hisham Tours
8.0 out of 10
Very good
Free cancellation available
Price is AU$108 per adult

Features

  • Free cancellation available
  • 2h 30m
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Selective hotel pickup

Overview

  • Savour the rich flavours of Omani cuisine with a variety of dishes
  • Taste the traditional Omani Shuwa, a dish cooked underground
  • Enjoy a sweet treat with Omani Halwa, made with nuts and saffron
  • Sip on ginger tea and coffee with rose water as you explore the flavours
  • Try light meals from East Africa, including samosas and mandazi

Activity location

    • Muscat
    • Muscat, Muscat Governorate, Oman

Meeting/Redemption Point

    • Muscat
    • Muscat, Muscat Governorate, Oman

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Muscat: Omani Food Tour with Shuwa & Halwa
  • Activity duration is 2 hours and 30 minutes2h 30m
    2h 30m
  • English
Language options: English
Starting time: 6:00 PM
Price details
AU$108.32 x 1 AdultAU$108.32
Total
Price is AU$108.32
Until Wed, 18 Mar

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's included
    Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Omani Shiwa meal
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Omani Halwaa with coffee
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Light meals from East Africa
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Omani bread with various flavours
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Tea with spices
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Mishkak
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Personal Interested /expenses
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    fresh juices

Know before you book

  • Not allowed: Alcoholic drinks in the vehicle, Pets, Smoking
  • Not suitable for: People with food allergies

What you can expect

Begin your culinary journey with a taste of Omani Shuwa, a dish where meat or chicken is buried underground for period ranging from 8 hours to 24 hours, wrapped in banana leaves and spices, and fermented for over 40 days. This dish is served with rice cooked with meat spices, known as Qabuli.

After the main course, enjoy Omani Halwa with coffee. This sweet treat is made with nuts, honey, saffron, ghee, cardamom, and some secret ingredients.

Next, savour light meals that Omanis brought from East Africa, specifically Zanzibar, such as samosas, mandazi, kachori, and katlisi.

Then, try slices of Omani bread with various flavours like cheese, honey, date juice, eggs, potatoes, or thyme.

Sip on tea mixed with spices like ginger, saffron, cardamom, cinnamon, and milk.

Finally, enjoy the mashkak, which is grilled pieces of meat, chicken or squid with a tamarind-like sauce, accompanied by traditional Omani spices.

Note: You can replace meat or chicken with fish or salad if you are vegetarian.

Location

Activity location

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    • Muscat
    • Muscat, Muscat Governorate, Oman

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    • Muscat
    • Muscat, Muscat Governorate, Oman