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This is a kind of savoury pastery that is favored for Ramadan breakfast,it`s almost impossible to find a Ramadan(Islamic month of fasting) table with out a Samoosa,either filled with minced meat,white cheese,chedder cheese or even dates. I think it was originally brought from India,but in Arabic it`s called samboosak,or Samboosa. here is a picture of my home made Samboosak, it`s filled with meat,onions and dill.And I usually cook them in a well heated oven,,not deep fried ;-) Leave a Comment
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| | | | Holy Month of Ramadan: The fasting month of eating!!! | Tip Rating:  | | | | |
Its the 9th month in the Islamic Calendar. In the Islamic traditions, Muslims supposed to observe the crescent to annouce the first day of Ramadan the next day; so the same thing to end fasting. In Jeddah, the whole lifestyle of people simply changes. - Shopping malls operate 5pm -2am and in the last 10 days of Ramadan until 4am! - Public and private sectors including schools start late with shorter days usually 10pm- 3pm - My part of cultural amusement: the streets and malls start to wear a new dress of decoration, red, white, and green and other traditional colours - Saudi women wear their traditional fancy thobes, only to show them off in this month! - Fasting people often seen with prayer rosary either for praying or fashion, and again with Miswak chewing stick to let the mouth smell go away, based on an Islamic tradition - Restaurants close during the whole day to all people and start operating after al Asr prayer (late afternoon). - Mosques, usually big, host free Iftar meal every night for 30 days, sponsored by volunteers and home-made food and drinks. It is the holy month of increasing good deeds and spreading goodness, so people usually bring lots of food at Magrib prayer to have their breakfast (first meal after fasting) together. When the prayer is being called, exactly in 2 minutes, all the food and wastes will be cleaned away as people collaboratively do this! i love this scene. - Mosques perform Taraweeh prayers after Isha (the usual evening prayer), and that is 8pm -9:30pm. In the last 10 days, there will be another service, ie Tahajud, 12am -3am. - People prepare special food and drinks only for Ramadan, including Sambosa, Dates and Dairy, Cereal soup, Foul, and loads of desserts like Toromba, basboosa and mehallabiyya. The modern joke is...that Ramadan is supposed to lose weight but now it is to gain more weight for all the special Ramadan sweets and desserts. It is just an enriching flourishing experience for everyone:^) Leave a Comment
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| | | | Holy Month of Ramadan: REMEMBER that..... | | | | | |
... you are either an invited guest in the Kingdom or by circumstance due to lack of opportunities, means, you were not forced directly by the host country to come here, therefore, you are subject to the prevailing laws. You should be aware of the laws and be subject to it, and be sensitive to the Kingdom's local customs & traditions. ... to be objective and broaden your mind of the differences you observe, social & cultural. Learn to take a grasp on the local customs, be flexible. You'll find it exciting and you'll recognize the value of these new experiences later on. It's a country rich in ancient and exciting history. Start with learning the Arabic language, it's fun, it's useful...after all, it's one of the Top 10 languages in the world .... and ranked 5th on the World's Top 10 Most Influential Languages ... Ramadan: is an Islamic Holy month. Moslems fasts between sunrise and sunset. You are expected to respect it by not eating, chewing, drinking or smoking during the fasting hours in public. ... you should not impose nor isensitively practice your own country's values, customs & traditions on the Kingdom's society. Don't expect life to be the same as prevailing in your own home country.
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