comprised of layers of fried eggplant, tomato, potatoes, carmelized onions, and chicken sautéed and simmered in a broth with nutmeg, cinnamon, cardamom, and rice. it s a big family, children and grandchildren all living under the same roof. and it can get chaotic. so let s talk about food and eat food because it s just sitting here. laila: yeah, yeah, yeah. sure. sure. sure. anthony: what do we have here? laila: okay, so this is called maqluba or maqluba. traditionally made with lamb and this case chicken. [ speaks arabic ] they re very concerned that we re being very rude, and we re not. anthony: yeah, eat. laila: we re not allowing the others to eat. no, he s saying how can you be eating and you re letting everyone stand.