al-Hasani
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The average Saudi is not wealthy. The income gap is big, there are rich but most Saudis are middle class
Stop for once writing subjective nonsense. First the outrageous claim of Saudi Arabians being "poor" and now this. I already wrote, which is a fact, that the GDP per capita of the average Saudi Arabian is higher than that of any other ME country outside of Qatar and UAE (due to obvious reasons) and that it is higher than the Israeli and the average in EU. In short it's among the highest in the world. Compared to the average of the world that is considered wealthy. Very wealthy in fact. Compared to some GCC states not so much but we already know the explanations for that being the case.
There has been a big growth in recent years. Look at the numbers that were just published by the World Bank. When I say recently I mean that economic report from late April THIS very year.
Yea there are a lot of similarities between south Asian and middle eastern culture in general. We do eat lots of dates too even though we're not muslims. Okra is a popular dish called "bhindi"- it tastes great. Roasted meat? Yes! Are you familiar with tandoori meat? Tandoor is a technique of roasting meat
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North Indian food uses a lot of meat in our cuisines and tandoori chicken is a very popular dish in our regions.
Beans are a staple in our food too. Red kidney beans (called Rajma)are so popular and so good. Rajma with Chawal (basmati rice) is simple yet very tasty and is a staple in my region (Jammu and Kashmir). Other types of beans are very popular too. We drink more tea than coffee. I think Arabs are more fond of coffee. Our tea is called masala chai and we also drink kashmiri chai which is quite different and has a salty taste. It helps to keep one warm in colder regions.
Thanks for that detailed explanation my friend. Yes, I am quite familiar with Indian cuisine. Many of the cooking techniques are very similar to the ones used in the Arab world and the remaining ME. Yes, I do like tandoori meat. It's very tasty.
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Then it's more or less the same. Interesting. I would say that coffee and tea are equally popular but coffee is a native drink so it might edge tea which is from China originally if I remember correctly. But tea is hugely popular as well. I drink both quite often.
Tea with cardamon is popular.
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