Riyadh: Ramadan Iftar in Saudi Arabia is no longer limited to traditional foods and drinks, but is expanding to include dishes from around the world.
One of the cooks in the home business said that cooking needs to be completed due to the high demand for food worldwide, while another cook makes people more diverse by cooking these dishes. I believed it would help me to recognize the culture of a good community.
Haifa Sayed, a home-based business cook at Khafji, told Arab News: It is one of the (most) important dishes I look forward to eating at Ramadan Iftar. Whether the pizza is shaped like a round, triangle, or small circle, it’s a must-have for Ramadan.
“There are perfect non-traditional dishes to prepare, especially adjaruli, a Georgian dish that I learned to prepare while working with my nephew who runs a travel agency in Tbilisi. is.”
When I was studying abroad in the United States, I lived with my Japanese roommate for over two years and taught me everything I needed to know about culture and food. There are many seafood that I associate with summer.
Najudo AlwairiResidents of Riyadh
Made of oval fabric. The center is hollow, with a variety of cheese toppings, including salty cheese. Bake until the dough looks like a pie.
She said that after the Ajarli was completely cooked, the yolks and butter could be placed on top of the central cheese.
This dish is made by taking a piece of pie and mixing cheese with raw egg yolk. However, it is not suitable for suhur because it is salty and thirsty during fasting.
So her favorite Suhur dishes are vegetable and mushroom pasta, vegetables and chicken, or chicken Caesar salad. Because it’s a rich dish that fills her.
Thayed learned many dishes such as apple pie, broth chicken, and quesadillas while studying in San Diego, USA a few years ago.
“Each dish has a unique taste that is different from our traditional dishes. My family loves the way I prepare these dishes and I choose these dishes for them I always demand to be prepared. I have become more original with my preparation method. “
Norahamid usually prefers tacos, burgers and cookies. But during Ramadan, she prefers spaghetti, Kibbeh in Lebanon, and Biryani in India. She also makes brownies from time to time.
Abdullah Aradadi, 23, from Medina, said that Saudi Arabian majboos is the majority of Ramadan food that he and his friends ate during the fasting month. But when he wasn’t eating traditional food, Italian food was his go-to dish.
“The international dishes I like to eat in the month of Ramadan are pizza and pasta. They are very easy and quick to make for Suhur. I first learned how to make these dishes in Riyadh a lot. With the opening of international restaurants in Riyadh, I was absorbed in cooking and learned how to make them. “
With so many international restaurants open and expanding throughout the kingdom, Saudi Arabia incorporates a variety of dishes into its daily diet.
“I know that pizza and pasta, especially Fettuccine Alfredo, are very popular dishes in Italy,” he said.
Hamid learned how to make Chinese noodles. A four-person meal requires large sliced onions, two cubic chicken breasts, carrots, chopped garlic and ginger, soy sauce, noodles, and peppers.
She cooks the noodles for 10 minutes or according to the instructions on the package. Cook the chicken in a separate pan, remove when finished and add onions, garlic, ginger, butter and tomato paste.
Then add the remaining ingredients with a mixture of starch and cold water to thicken.
“Then add a little boiled pasta and soy sauce. Cook for 10 minutes.”
Her favorite Suhur meal is Biryani and her favorite Iftar meal is Egyptian Koshary. After an Egyptian friend recommended Koshary, she tried Koshary for the first time and tasted Biryani for the first time at an Indian restaurant. She learned how to cook these meals by practicing and watching videos online.
People living in Riyadh say that her international cuisine is very well prepared, and she believes that by preparing them, she can learn about the cultures of different communities around the world.
27-year-old Najd Alruwaili, who lives in Riyadh, said he was initially exposed to international cuisine when he finished studying abroad.
“When I was studying in America, I lived with my Japanese roommate for over two years and she taught me everything I needed to know about culture and food,” Alwairi said. rice field. “My thirst has no seasons.”
During the month of Ramadan, the weather begins to heat up, and as summer approaches, Alwairi begins to crave seafood.
“There are a lot of seafood that I associate with summer. During this time, I’m anxious for sushi and seafood rather than traditional food. I really wanted to eat Japanese food and I loved it.”
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