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Nutritional Values

🔥610kcal
💪36gProtein
🌾58gCarbs
🥑28gFat
🌿6gFibre
⚖️450 gServing

* Per serving · 450 g. May vary.

Allergens

🌾 Gluten

Margoog

How to order / say it
Say it مرقوق — [mar-GOOG]
Order I'd like to try Margoog AlUla.
Locally أريد تجربة مرقوق العلا.
Say locally

A lamb stew served with traditional bread.

Why try it?

Margoog AlUla is a hearty dish that showcases the region's tradition of blending meat with grain, representing a perfect blend of local flavors.

How it tastes

The robust stew has a depth of flavor with spices, enriched by the soft, slightly sweet fatir bread soaking up the rich broth.

Origin & History — first documented: 1905

Dating back to the early 1900s, Margoog was a rural staple that later became synonymous with AlUla's communal feasts.

Recipe

Ingredients

  • 🥩 300 g lamb chunks
  • 🌾 2 pieces fatir bread
  • 🥕 2 medium tomato
  • 🥕 1 medium zucchini
  • 🥕 1 large carrot
  • 🧂 1 tsp cumin

Method

  1. 1 Brown lamb in a pot.
  2. 2 Add vegetables and cook until soft.
  3. 3 Stir in cumin and spices.
  4. 4 Add water, simmer until lamb is tender.
  5. 5 Serve stew with torn fatir bread.

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