Soul Food

God I miss the food back home. When I say 'home', I mean Jeddah. I've been trying to find replacements or alternatives or whatever you might call it. Unfortunately there were none. Here are the irreplaceable yummies...I listed them from 15 to 1. Of course, like they say, save the best for the last.

15. Tamis Wa Ful: This has been the cheapest food for the tropa. Of course if its your first time to eat it, you won't like it. Its like a plain bread pizza. I am curious though, what is 'ful' made of?
14. Puck: Now this by far have been the creamiest cheese spread ever!!! When I was young I used to watch its advertisement on Channel 2, The Saudi Channel, and there a little girl plucks a white flower. For sometime I thought that cheese was taken from THAT flower.
13. Sugar Cane Juice: Ooof...add some milk and its the perfect mix! 2 riyals and you can get a medium cup size. Ladies and gentleman, size does matter. Cups here in the Philippines is twice smaller than those in Jeddah.
12. Mushakal: That colorful mix of fruit juice inside a see-thru cup. The smell and all are just breath-taking.
11. Fudge Bars: No I am not talking about the Fudgee Bar that they have here in the Philippines. This one is wrapped in a paper-like way and its colored black and orange. It's made of soft and not chewy caramel.
10. Ulker Chocolates: This is the perfect chocolates. 50 halala and you get a red box with small rectangular shaped chocolates. It tastes so...uhmmmm, it makes you wanna go...uhmmmm.
9. Yellow Rice: Oily and everything. Perfect for me...perfect for everyone. I can finish a whole 5 riyals worth of this one. 5 riyals is good for 3 people I think...or more.
8. Mi Goreng: I know, I know. This one's an Indonesian product but still we eat it in Jeddah. Lucky Me Pancit Canton can't compare to this one.
7. Shish Kebab: Did I spell that correctly? I can't seem to remember. Anyway, 10 or 15 riyals I think and you can get a container filled with Biryani rice and a coupla kebabs. Oof I love their tahina!
6. Target Corned Beef: Perfectly grinded pure beef meet. Unlike those of the corned-beefs here in the Philippines, this one is just smooth. I hate chunks and shredded ones like those in here.
5. Halawa: That white treat inside a white round container. This one is filled with pistaccio nuts. I don't know what its made of.
4. Mirinda Citrus: Why don't they have this one here? Actually this softdrink doesn't quench your thirst. It makes it worse. One can seem not enough.
3. Al-Tazaj: Chicken. The chicken and its bread...and the tahina. Oooof. It comes in a styro plate. I miss that too. Its juicy lemony taste. FUUUCKK!!!
2. Grilled and Ikot-Ikot Chicken: Wallahi hadha marrrrrrrrrra quwais!!!Ei what that red sauce made of? Of course tomato, duh! What else?
1. Al-Baik: Smack smack. 10 riyals you get a half chicken, perfectly fried, french fries soft, burger buns and bottomless orders of garlic sauce. I'm not talking about any fried chicken and garlic sauce...this is THE fried chicken and garlic sauce. Sniff, sniff....I wanna go home.

There's more but this is all I can remember as of know. God, I'm hungry...till then peeps. Gotta eat.