Let Them Eat Cake...Just Not in Jordan

Jordan is a great place, but not for food. The cake here is awful. Try to ask them what kind of cream or shortening they use and you'll be lucky if they even understand the question.

Oh how I miss the scrumptious gateau of Egypt's patisseries, with its fresh dairy cream and butter pastries.

The only sweet shop I'd recommend here is Al-Fay7a, which uses pure butter ghee. However, they only make Syrian sweets.

Another food that is very inferior here is beef. I think they raise dairy cattle exclusively and butcher the male calves they don't need. There's no marbling and no one seems to know what a steak is supposed to look (or taste) like.

On the positive side, the local (baladi) lamb and goat here is great, as is the local cheese.