Food
The same types of foods have been consumed by the Saudi Arabian people for thousands of years. Food staples in Saudi Arabian cuisine include:
The same types of foods have been consumed by the Saudi Arabian people for thousands of years. Food staples in Saudi Arabian cuisine include:
- Grilled chicken.
- Per capita, Saudis consume the largest number of chickens in the world, at an average of 88.2 pounds of chicken per person annually.
- Fava beans
- yogurt
- Yogurt is consumed whole, made into a kefir-type of drink called laban and used to prepare sauces.
- Dates.
- Saudi Arabia produces approximately 600 million pounds of dates annually.
- Lamb.
- Lamb is served traditionally to guests and during holidays.
- Falafel (deep-fried chickpea balls)
- Shawarma (spit-cooked sliced lamb)
- Mutabbaq
- Ful medames
- Arabic unleavened bread, or khubz (خبز), is eaten with almost all meals, and is often used as an edible utensil to scoop foods. Kabsa, rice with chicken and lamb, is very popular and is considered iconic.