Juices + Pink Pickled Stuff

Wonderful juices at a Lebanese restaurant. Plus some pickled pink stuff. And a setting sun and the breaking of Ramadan fast upon the customers.

The exotic (to some extent) juices are a real treat after a day of fasting and due to the general desert dryness of Riyadh.

I had some of the raisin juice. Yes, raisin juice. They take raisins and rehydrate them. Then create a juice. I did not care for it. Sicky sweet. A bit like cough syrup. However, I am told it is an acquired taste.

My favorite is a mix of kiwi and orange.

Siwak

During Ramadan, some people purchase small fragrant twigs called "siwak". Below I have a high-end version. The idea is to brush one's teeth during the daylight fasting hours to keep "fasting breath" away.


 
 
 
 

Pickled pink something-or-other in Lebanese restaurant

Pickled pink something-or-other in Lebanese restaurant
Originally uploaded by BoydJones

Setting sun through Lebanese restaurant

Setting sun through Lebanese restaurant
Originally uploaded by BoydJones

One can see the setting sun and people lining up to buy food for the breaking of the Ramadan fast.

Arabic sweets in Riyadh

Arabic sweets (3)
Originally uploaded by BoydJones

A friend took me to one of the best desert shops in Riyadh (I'll get the name later). He loaded me up on a variety of sweets. Yum!

Combo Arabic, South Asian and Sudanese meal

Combo Arabic, South Asian and Sudanese meal
Originally uploaded by BoydJones

Unfortunately, this meal bought at three different greasy spoon restaurants in Riyadh made me very ill -- right before an international flight.

But it tasted good going down...