Author: arslan zahid

Karak Tea Calories and Nutrition: What’s in Your Cup It’s the cup you never think about. The small glass that appears at the office at ten, at the majlis after dinner, at the café when someone says “one karak, please” and the answer is always yes. Karak is the Gulf’s default drink — but have…

Types of Arabic Tea Saudis Drink Daily (Beyond Karak) Mention tea in Saudi Arabia and most visitors picture one thing: karak, the strong, sweet, milky brew that fuels cafeteria mornings from Jeddah to Khobar. Karak deserves its fame. But step into a Saudi home and open the tea shelf, and you will find it is…

Saudi National Day Party Ideas: Hosting at Home Guide Every September, Al Khobar turns green. Flags appear on car windows, the corniche fills with families after sunset, and the air gets that particular buzz of a country celebrating itself. Saudi National Day — September 23 — is one of the few occasions when the whole…

Where to Watch Football in Al Khobar: A Café Guide Ten minutes before kickoff, Al Khobar changes. The corniche road empties, delivery bikes multiply, and every café with a decent screen fills with the same electric murmur — half conversation, half held breath. In the Gulf, the café on match night isn’t just a place…

Traditional Ramadan Drinks: What Saudis Drink at Iftar The maghrib adhan echoes across Al Khobar, and in homes all over the Eastern Province, the day’s fast ends the same way it always has: with a date, a sip of water, and then — the drinks. Look at any Saudi iftar table in Ramadan and you…

Best Suhoor Foods: What to Eat Before Dawn in Ramadan The house goes quiet after taraweeh. The iftar dishes are cleared, the kids are finally asleep, and somewhere around three in the morning, a light comes on in the kitchen. Suhoor — the meal before dawn — is the quietest meal of Ramadan and the…

V60 Pour Over for Beginners: Brewing Guide & Tips You are staring at a café menu in Al Khobar. Espresso, karak, Spanish latte — all familiar territory. And then, at the bottom, under “slow bar” or “brewed coffee”: V60. The price is higher than a karak. The description mentions words like “floral” and “citrus.” You…

Eid Breakfast in Saudi Arabia: The Eastern Province Sufra Eid morning in the Eastern Province follows a choreography everyone knows by heart. The Takbeer fades, the Eid prayer ends, and within the hour, cars are converging on one house — the eldest’s. Grandparents, uncles, cousins, children still half-asleep in their new clothes. And waiting for…

Chapati vs Paratha: Difference & Best Pairing With Karak Walk into any neighborhood cafeteria in Al Khobar at seven in the morning and you will see the same scene: a stack of golden flatbreads disappearing almost as fast as the karak pours. Ask for one by name, though, and you might hesitate — chapati or…

Sweet Chapati Fillings: Nutella, Honey & More Ranked It is 10:30 on a Thursday night in Al Khobar, the weekend has officially begun, and the cafeteria line is exactly where you expect it to be — long. The grill is hissing, someone is arguing about football, and when your turn finally comes, the question is…