🇶🇦 Qatar cuisine · #11

Chami

Chami
Time60 min
Serves6
Ingredients3

A soft white cheese made by boiling laban, eaten with dates and bread — one of the oldest Bedouin foods.

Ingredients

Method

  1. Heat the laban gently until it separates.
  2. Strain through cloth.
  3. Salt and cool.
  4. Serve with dates.
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