Jordan has a very limited manufacturing base and so very little that one can buy in Jordan was made in Jordan. The exceptions are chicken, some other processed food, some clothes and some really rough tissues.
In DC, I have been to the Convention Center for Home and Garden shows and craft shows, where different vendors will have booths set up to sell stuff to the public. This weekend, we went to the Jordanian equivelent. It was held at Amman's pretty basic convention center (there is a nicer one at the Dead Sea) and it featured Iranian vendors. Before going, we confirmed that the trade embargo with Iran is not like the one with Cuba (and maybe even Cuba's is changing).
The show was definitely for Jordanian tastes - which meant some over-the-top gold leaf furniture and enormous chandaliers. But we also were intrigued by the novelty of shopping for Iranian stuff. There were lots of rugs, pistachios and candies. Most booths had one Iranian person and one Jordanian - so we were able to use our Arabic - since we had no Farsi.
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