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What’s mansaf?
Mansaf is a traditional Arab dish made of lamb cooked in a sauce of fermented, dried yogurt and served with rice or bulgur (burghul). It’s considered the national dish of Jordan, traditionally eaten by hand from a large communal platter.
What’s “mansaf in a cup”?
According to a New York Times June 26, 2022, report, in early 2020, Jordan’s capital Amman saw the first shop of “Our Mansaf in a Cup,” offering takeout servings at the bargain price of one dinar, about $1.40. Three more branches followed, but imitators soon appeared in Amman and other cities – forcing the original to shut down and replacing lamb with beef while creating a “gastronomic beef.”