Hummus!

The food here in Jordan is ممتاز! (excellent!)

Yesterday, our study abroad group went out together to a restaurant called Reem Abawadi. The restaurant is located in a nice area of Amman, near where our host family lives. My roommate and I are getting the hang of getting taxis and directing them to places using Arabic phrases. We are also learning to recognize which drivers are more cooperative and honest.

At the restaurant, our table was located in a spacious outdoor courtyard. When the food was brought out, it was placed on the large, golden bowls in the center of the table. The bowls spun so that you could bring over the hummus without having to reach over someone to get it.

The hummus here is delicious! Eating it in America will never be the same. Meals here typically start with hummus and a variety of other dishes to dip bread into. We ordered a variety of different meats, all of them cooked to perfection.

Yum.

The meal ended with watermelon and tea for dessert.

Afterwards, we took pictures in various places around the restaurant before all returning to our host families.