#129 ~ Jeddah's Ice Cream Men

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Don't tell me you're from Jeddah if you don't know what this is.

(I want to submit this to JeddahFood.com as a restaurant review. Think they'll accept it?)

As soon as you walk up to this fine mobile restaurant, you are greeted by the cook-slash-waiter-slash-bossman who barks out the menu.


This here's baleela (or garbanzo beans for you fancypantsers). I think they put pickled cucumbers in there, too. Not sure.


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Below: He also makes Yaghmoush (pastry stuffed with beef. I think, not sure.) and then he stuffs them into a plastic bag, and drowns it in sauce. It's also important to note that this man is evidently married; someone liked it and put a ring on it.


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Here be the sauces. Vinegar, hot sauce, ketchup, pepper, salt, mayonnaise, and repeat.


Prices aren't bad. For 9 riyals, you can try everything, and then add a riyal to get a drink. It's usually some juice. Or Vimto-like beverage.

Service is quick. Within minutes you're set. I dunno about cleanliness, though. But you don't ask questions about hygiene when you're about to consume street food.

Where you can find this: anywhere, everywhere. He's like the ice cream man. Only 10x more gangsta.

If you've tried this, leave your comments belowstairs.

Comments

  1. Dr_xXxMay 9, 2011 at 7:06 AM

    NEWYORK HAVE IT'S HOTDOG STANDS WE HAVE OUR BALEELA>>LOL

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  2. nessreenMay 9, 2011 at 7:54 AM

    Haha HELLZ YEAH.

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  3. Saad Al DosariMay 9, 2011 at 2:48 PM

    You know what? it's been a while since the last time I've had Balilah ...

    Just to honor your post, I am gonna have one this weekend ... (I will send the bill to you! And you know, it might be handwritten ... on a dirty piece of paper!!!)

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  4. UnknownMay 9, 2011 at 3:44 PM

    i crave it now with hot sauce

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  5. Fruitful FusionMay 9, 2011 at 6:08 PM

    baleela baleela baleelaaaaa!

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  6. Heba AlattasMay 9, 2011 at 10:37 PM

    I dont eat baleela but every time am in mojam3 alshare8 i order the french fries to me its the best fries i can eat & because we dont know if it was clean or not but i really cant resist ba6a6is share3 << thats what we name it in the family love this post <3

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  7. UnknownMay 11, 2011 at 4:46 AM

    The ambiguity of it all is charming.
    Things won't go down well if JeddahFood.com doesn't accept it :/

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