Yemendi, Sydney: the Yemeni restaurant where every table orders the fluffy spiced rice

Yemendi, Sydney: the Yemeni restaurant where every table orders the fluffy spiced rice

In the city’s southern suburbs, mandi – the star ‘mixed rice dish’ of Yemeni cuisine – is a top order. But the most transportive experience is downstairsMandi is the biggest celebrity of Yemen’s cuisine, part of a beloved food category called the “mixed rice dish”, whose other famous members are biryani, bibimbap and jollof rice. Mandi is spiced basmati rice, topped with meat – usually chicken or lamb that’s traditionally roasted in an undergrou…