Aisha Al-Balushi
Eating Muscat, from souq to shuwa pit
Based in Muscat, Oman.
Aisha grew up buying breakfast at the Mutrah fish market and now reviews everything from clay shuwa pits to the Indian canteens of Ruwi. She tracks which majlis-style Omani kitchens still slow-cook over coals versus the newer sea-view cafés along Qurum Beach.
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