231. Umm Kalthoum, who is still revered in the Arab world as perhaps their best singer ever, came from a tiny village in rural Egypt.

232. Jamal Badran's technical drawings for the restoration of the Al-Aqsa Mosque are exquisite.

233. There are several specialist museums in Amman, including The Coin Museum, The Stamp Museum, and a Museum of the Political History of His Majesty the Late King Hussein.

234. Cafeteria Al-Quds, a tiny falafel shop in Jabal Amman, has been immortalized as a historic location, offering tasty treats (including the Royal Sandwich) for about forty years.

235. Habeeba's is a chain of sweet shops in Amman specializing in knafah, which is like a phyllo and white cheese pie drenched in rose syrup. The original outlet makes about 18,000 pies a year.

236. Knafa is a FABULOUS breakfast on a cold winter's morning. (And yes, rose syrup and white cheese go nicely together, thank you.)

237. Reem's, a tiny shwarma shop (think gyro), sells about 5,000 sandwiches a day -- and there is NO PLACE to sit down.

238. Zattar is the Arabic word both for thyme and for a spice mix made from thyme, sesame seeds, sumac and olive oil. It goes great with popcorn.

239. Mansaf is the Jordanian national dish, made from lamb, reconstituted milk (made from preserved milk called jameed) and spices served over rice. Traditionally, it is eaten with your bare hands and MANY people still claim it tastes better this way. I agree -- it's certainly more fun to eat this way!

240. Quinces have more pectin than any other fruit and thus are the base for an excellent homemade cough syrup.