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yeehii
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 Posted: Thu May 10, 2007 8:02 pm Post subject: vegetarian |
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If you are real crank about food, how easy is it to get by in the KSA?
If you are invited out for lunch, and you mention your requirements, are you likely to be able to eat?
Are there good wholefood shops there? Vegetarian societies, that sort of thing? |
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007
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| Posted: Thu May 10, 2007 8:08 pm Post subject: Re: vegetarian |
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| yeehii wrote: |
If you are real crank about food, how easy is it to get by in the KSA?
If you are invited out for lunch, and you mention your requirements, are you likely to be able to eat?
Are there good wholefood shops there? Vegetarian societies, that sort of thing? |
Yeehii, don't worry about the food in KSA, everything is available.
If you want only vegetables, there are a lot of vegetable markets and restaurants, and you will enjoy them.
The only difference is that the size of cucumber and pepper in KSA are a little bit bigger than in the Western countries.  |
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Stephen Jones
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| Posted: Thu May 10, 2007 9:45 pm Post subject: |
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I don't know of a single vegetarian restaurant in Saudi Arabia, though no doubt they do exist.
If you eat at home all the time you will have no problem. If you are in a big city and do a lot of looking around you might well be able to eat nothing but falfell and kacheri. |
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yeehii
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| Posted: Fri May 11, 2007 4:51 am Post subject: |
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Kacheri?
I have never heard of that. I like homous, though... |
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Cleopatra
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| Posted: Fri May 11, 2007 5:37 am Post subject: |
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Firstly, dinner invitations by Saudis are rare, so I don't think you need worry too much on that score.
Secondly, as Stephen says, there are few if any dedicated vegetarian restaurants here. However, the good news is that the most readily available cuisines are probably Lebanese/Syrian and Indian, both of which offer plenty of vegetarian options. Similarly, while 'healthfood' shops are thin on the ground (though I'm told they do exist), the ordinary supermarkets have plenty of fresh food and other ingredients for those who cook meat-free food at home. So I really don't think you have much to worry about. |
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Van Norden
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| Posted: Fri May 11, 2007 5:46 am Post subject: Re: vegetarian |
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| 007 wrote: |
| The only difference is that the size of cucumber and pepper in KSA are a little bit bigger than in the Western countries. |
This is a fact! In Africa they're even bigger. |
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dmb
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| Posted: Fri May 11, 2007 6:13 am Post subject: |
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| I was back in the UK recently and was shocked by the size of the chemically induced cucumbers in Sainsburys. The cucumbers in Turkey are tiny by comparison!!! |
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guty
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| Posted: Fri May 11, 2007 7:21 am Post subject: |
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dmb,
they were the marrows! |
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Cleopatra
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| Posted: Fri May 11, 2007 7:42 am Post subject: |
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| The cucumbers in Turkey are tiny by comparison!!! |
But I'll bet they tasted much better! |
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dmb
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dmb,
they were the marrows! |
Is that what you tell all the girls Guty?  |
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guty
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| The cucumbers in Turkey are tiny by comparison!!! |
Is that what you tell the girls then  |
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dmb
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| darn, Have I been rumbled? |
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veiledsentiments
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| Posted: Fri May 11, 2007 4:57 pm Post subject: |
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yep... I'd say so.  |
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huntjuliehunt
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Has anyone discovered any vegetarian restaurant since this was posted?
Please keep in mind that being a vegetarian does not mean one simply eats fruits and vegetables, which seemed to be indicated in the responses. In Canada, we have "Veggie" ham, turkey, beef, duck, etc. We have soy protein and wheat gluten that are shaped, texturized, and spiced to resemble other meat, and to make a vegetarian's meal substantial and filling. Seoul, which appeared to me to be the world's center for meat eating, had a few vegetarian restaurants with soy protein and a buffet with things like pumpkin soup and aloe vera wedges. If there is no vegetarian restaurant of the like in Riyadh, can anyone mention some restaurants which provide healthy food? I read in the news that 65% of the Saudis are obese, and that the average age of death is 66. This is worrisome. |
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007
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| huntjuliehunt wrote: |
Has anyone discovered any vegetarian restaurant since this was posted?
Please keep in mind that being a vegetarian does not mean one simply eats fruits and vegetables, which seemed to be indicated in the responses. In Canada, we have "Veggie" ham, turkey, beef, duck, etc. We have soy protein and wheat gluten that are shaped, texturized, and spiced to resemble other meat, and to make a vegetarian's meal substantial and filling. Seoul, which appeared to me to be the world's center for meat eating, had a few vegetarian restaurants with soy protein and a buffet with things like pumpkin soup and aloe vera wedges. If there is no vegetarian restaurant of the like in Riyadh, can anyone mention some restaurants which provide healthy food? |
My preferred vegetarian restaurant is the Afghani Mullah Tamis, known as �Tamis and Foul�, which is a mixture of traditional bread called Tamis (bread cooked in a traditional clay domed shape oven ), and �Foul� (red beans) mixed with olive oil. It is a healthy food, especially if you eat it in the morning!
I guaranty you that you will lose weight within 37 days
Afghani Mullah Tamis:
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| I read in the news that 65% of the Saudis are obese, and that the average age of death is 66. This is worrisome. |
I think the above figure is exagerated, the overall obesity and overweight is around 40% in the males and over 45% in the females.
Correct your information.
According to World health Organization (WHO):
http://www.who.int/countries/sau/en/
Life expectancy at birth in Saudi Arabia is:
male: 68 years
female: 74 years
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