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Ashraf al-Mubaideen, 47, co-owner of a traditional restaurant specialising in the traditional Jordanian dish "Mansaf" (lamb cooked in dried yogurt and served with rice and nuts), prepares a meal at the kitchen in Amman on March 17, 2023. - The kingdom's national dish was in late 2022 inscribed on UNESCO's list of intangible cultural heritage, highlighting the "deep sense of identity and social cohesion" it evokes. Thousands of years before it became a symbol of peace -- traditionally shared to mark the end of tribal feuds -- mansaf was born on the eve of battle. (Photo by Khalil MAZRAAWI / AFP) (Photo by KHALIL MAZRAAWI/AFP via Getty Images)