A Jordanian politician surprised his friends and former colleagues by revealing that he loves to cook.

Who knew that Nasser Judeh, Jordan's former minister of foreign affairs, had killer skills in the kitchen?

In an Instagram post, Judeh proved that not only is he an expert on Jordanian politics, but a dab hand at Jordanian cuisine as well.

“Cooking has been a hobby of mine my entire life,” Judeh revealed on the social media website on Wednesday.

His comment was accompanied by a picture of the traditional Jordanian dish “mansaf,” which the proud chef said he had prepared for iftar.

Happily for Judeh, the fermented yoghurt dish came out picture perfect!

Will the former statesman switch off politics and retire into his kitchen?