Beit Sitti
Cooking class · Amman ·
Cook & dine experience preparing traditional Arabic meals
Cook & dine experience preparing traditional Arabic meals
"A homey maqlubah prepared from a family recipe featuring layered rice with shereya vermicelli, stewed chicken or lamb, fried vegetables such as eggplant and cauliflower, and warm spices like turmeric and baharat; the pot is flipped upside-down to reveal the best bits. The dish is served on a shaded terrace accompanied by mutabbal, a farmer’s salad, and basbousa as part of an immersive cooking-class experience based on the owners’ grandmother’s recipes, with maqlubah priced from JD30 (approx. US$42)." - Yulia Denisyuk
"Housed in a grandmother’s inherited home in Jabal Al Weibdeh, this hands-on cooking school teaches traditional Jordanian home dishes while promoting female economic empowerment. Run by three sisters who opened the house to guests in 2010, the program employs dozens of local women—many of whom gain the skills and confidence to start their own catering businesses—and emphasizes building human connections as much as technique. Classes cover recipes beyond the usual stereotypes, with participants chopping, kneading, and preparing dishes such as mutabal (eggplant dip), a loaded farro salad, khubz (Arabic bread) baked in an outdoor oven, and maqlubah (the upside-down chicken, rice, and fried-vegetable dish), and using regional flavors like za’atar, sumac, and orange blossom water. The intimate, photo-filled house with a sundrenched terrace and vintage Singer sewing machine draws a wide range of visitors—from tourists to celebrity chefs and members of the royal family—and runs lessons seven days a week (currently priced at $70 per couple or $140 for private lessons)." - Jonathan Thompson
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