Thareed

United Arab Emirates · Middle East and North Africa

Short description: Thareed is a bread-and-stew dish where flatbread absorbs a savory meat and vegetable broth.
Ingredients: Pieces of flatbread are layered with meat-and-vegetable stew, tomato, onion, potato, marrow or squash, chickpeas, broth, and warm spices.
Cultural note: It is strongly associated with Ramadan tables and home cooking across the Gulf, where bread turns stew into a filling shared meal.
Common misconception: It is not just soup with bread on the side; the bread is meant to soak up the broth.

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