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Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
6 dishes to eat in Riyadh, what is in them, and where they belong.
Spiced rice with lamb or chicken, the dish at the centre of any Saudi gathering.
Crushed wheat cooked with meat and yoghurt to a savoury porridge — Najdi home cooking.
A stuffed folded pancake with egg and meat, cooked on a griddle at street stalls.
Grilled or in stews, and standard rather than exotic here.
Ajwa and sukkari dates, plus maamoul and basbousa.
Sparkling apple juice with mint and fruit — the alcohol-free national celebration drink.
