Saudi Arabian Celebation Dinner or as Westerners tranlate a ‘Goat Grab’
Lamb or goat, rice, banana, raisens, tobulie (chopped tomatoe, cucumber onion and spices), dates, oranges, arabic bread (flat bread), and seeds.
This meal is eaten with your fingers by scooping up the rice in a ball and pulling the hot meat off of the carcus. If you are a guest of an important person there will be a guard/servant nearby with a very sharp 12″ dagger to slice off the best parts of the lamb or goat for the guest. Guests, men and sons eat first followed by the help or women and daughters. If there are non family members present the women and girls will likely have there own tray of meat and rice in a secluded room by themselves as was the case in the above photo. Supprisingly I was allowed into the room by the hsband to take the photo.
Following one of these dinners guests and first round of diners will be offered hand washing along with scented ointment to refresh the hands.
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Afternoon Linx! « PapoWorld said this on January 16, 2009 at 5:22 pm |
The food may not look too appetizing to us but it was really tasty! It did take some getting used to using your hands and fingures to scoop up hot rice and meat. Better yet try eating fried eggs sunny side up or yogurt with your fingers. The secret is to use the Arabic flat bread to dip and scoop this kind of food.
It is a previledge to live in Saudi Arabia, and experience the hospitality extended. This is not the country you want to come to to loose weight. The food is simply top class, and so varied. Yes, attending a meal like depicted in the pictures is experience!
And usually every bit of food is eaten.
My favourite foods in Saudi are: Saudi, Lebanese, Iranian, Turkish, and Indian/Pakistan. It is a priveledge to “live, work and play” (Mantra of which Company ???? (-: ) with so many nationalities.
Irfaan