Breaking down cultural barriers at a cooking school in Amman, Jordan | Intrepid Travel Journal

In Amman’s oldest neighbourhood, Jabal al-Weibdeh, you’ll find Beit Sitti (translation: my grandmother’s house). Up a set of brightly coloured stairs, it’s equal parts cooking school and social experiment, run by three sisters who are integrating food, culture, women’s rights, and conversation into one delicious, thought-provoking afternoon on a sun-drenched sandstone rooftop.

They say the best way to truly connect with a culture is through its food, and in the case of Jordan, this couldn’t ring truer. Through sharing and making traditional meals and drinks while enjoying conversations with the locals, you’ll fall in love with the people, mystique, and undeniable magnetism of this peaceful Middle Eastern country.

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