Earlier yesterday, Her Majesty Queen Rania welcomed a group of female artisanal food producers from cross the country at the Al Husseiniya Palace. She thanked them for their efforts in improving the quality of homemade traditional Jordanian foods and hear about the challenges they face in marketing their products.


During the meeting, they showed and tasted samples of their food products, which had recently been featured at Jordan Food Week (JFW), where all fifteen women participated as home-business owners. The governorates which were represented were Irbid, Karak, Zarqa, and Salt

In a sit down discussion with the women, Her Majesty had emphasized the unique opportunity that large-scale exhibitions present in uncovering hidden talents, and broadening participants’ horizons and reach by exposing them to new ways of developing their work, and allowing them to interact with others in the field.


Queen Rania also expressed her pride in the artisanal producers’ skills and ability in getting their home businesses this far.

She also commended their efforts in adhering to food safety and quality standards. She stressed the importance of capitalizing on mounting global interest in healthy foods, especially the benefits of the Mediterranean diet, in order to put Jordanian food on the international cuisine map, given the diverse nature of its ethnic produce.

She also encouraged the women to continue creating new recipies, modernizing old recipies, and continuously enhancing their products.