Why Does Nabulsi Cheese Have Black Seeds? A Guide to Nigella Seeds

By Bader Dairy | Traditional Jordanian Dairy Producers in Worth, Illinois Published: October 26, 2026Reading time: Approximately 10 minutes If you’ve ever opened a jar of traditional Nabulsi cheese, you may have noticed small black seeds scattered throughout the white cheese or floating in its brine. For someone unfamiliar with this traditional Middle Eastern cheese, […]

Traditional Jordanian Dairy: A Complete Guide to Cheese, Labneh, Ghee & Jameed

By Bader Dairy | Traditional Jordanian Dairy Producers in Worth, Illinois | Published October 21, 2026 | Approximately 12-minute read Jordanian food is often associated with mansaf, warm flatbread, fragrant rice, olive oil, and generous family gatherings. But behind many of these familiar dishes is another important part of Jordan’s culinary heritage: traditional dairy. From […]

How to Prepare Dried Jameed for Mansaf: Step-by-Step Guide

By Bader Dairy | Traditional Jordanian Dairy Producers in Worth, Illinois | Updated October 21, 2026 | Approximately 12-minute read If you’ve ever held a piece of dried jameed in your hand, you know it doesn’t look like an ordinary dairy ingredient. It is extremely firm, sometimes nearly as hard as stone, and it gives […]

Building a Jordanian Breakfast Table

No cooking, ten minutes, and everything on the table at once. The breakfast that most of the Levant actually eats.

How Jameed Is Made, and Why Mansaf Needs It

Yogurt, salt, and time. One of the oldest preservation methods in the region, and the one ingredient mansaf cannot do without.