She s the BEST Cook! Unique SAUDI ARABIAN FOOD on Remote Island in the Red Sea!

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Rating: 4.5; Vote: 2

Welcome to the remote Jizan Region of Saudi Arabia, located on the Red Sea, and along the border of Yemen. Today we re taking a ferry to the Farasan Islands, beautiful Red Sea islands where the people are extremely friendly and the culture is so pure and authentic. We ll be touring around the island, trying some of the local food, and then the highlight will be a full Farasan Islands seafood meal on the beach - everything home cooked. It s going to be an incredible day of Red Sea Arabian food, and I can t wait to share it all with you now! Jazan City - 40 kilometers off the coast of Jazan, Saudi Arabia, within the Red Sea are the Farasan Islands. There are around 80 different islands, home to a just a small population of around 12, 000 permanent residents - many of whom still maintain their local traditions. To get there, you take a short 1 hour ferry ride, and when you arrive you can actually feel this sense of relaxation and friendliness when you arrive. Local breakfast - we first headed to a local spot to have a quick breakfast of deep fried batter, some a little sweet and some with a little curry powder taste. It was a perfect way to get started. Afterwards to we continued on to the market. Unfortunately the fish auction only takes place in the afternoon, so we weren t able to see it, but we did meet some very friendly locals and try some of the local Farasan islands melons. Huge seafood meal - Finally to complete this amazing day in the Farasan Islands, we were invited to a local seafood cookout on the beach to make some of the traditional foods of Farasan Islands; Marsah - mashed banana bread pudding; Sayadiyeh - fish with rice; Megash - sesame oil fish; Helba - fenugreek sauce are just a few of the wonderful dishes. I loved the meal and the atmosphere and our incredible new friends. The food was all fantastic, but I think the highlight was the megash - fish boiled in sesame oil, something truly delicious and something you have to eat when you re in the Farasan Islands.
Date: 2023-02-28

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Comments and reviews: 15

Spidy
The people that are doing the cooking are Yemeni workers.
You can tell by their accents and clothes they wear (T-shirt or shirt and a cloth that covers from their waist till their knees) LOL.
The Saudis wear the white clothing from top to bottom (Thobe.
Saudis cannot live without Yemenis after all, the Yemenis built Saudi Arabia (who originally came from Wadi Hadhramout region South East of Yemen.
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Lani
Great you went to Farasan Island. I've suggested that when I saw your video in jazan. I love that place I could live there forever fell in love to that island. Went there twice, the first time I went to Saudi Arabia and before leaving after 3 years. That place is paradise for me, swimming with all kind of sea creatures freely, the best!
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Nahua
She's the best cook but since she's not an equal human being, she should wear a burqa and let the superior men sit there and eat? Unique Saudi food, made by women who are deemed just not as good as men. What a joke.
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Flavor
Dang Mark, incredible. what a unique looking place with a very unique vibe! Super fresh fish, and that cinnamon curry donut thing seems amazing! I so want to try that! These dishes look so excellent.
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jayson
gd pm from manila philipines my father is a sheap cook in king palace riyadh saudi. but shes dead in heart attack
in pandemic last 2019 he cook is super very deliciulous. shout out
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Sander
Whaaaaaat! I see a women in this video. A cook. So there are women in Saudi Arabia. I thought the women were hidden away. Because I didn't see a woman in any video from Saudi Arabia.
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Dense-As-BlackHole
Now look what you've done Mark, my phone screen is drenched in the drool watching you eat all these uniquely prepared delicious food, so simple yet mesmerizing
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Kamiros
The toothless guy is actually a famous rapper in Saudi Arabia. He sang the sea is seaish, the birds are birdish and the wind is windish. It s his most popular song!
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Rebecca
Another great video!
Thankyou for taking us on your food travels!
Your description of the food really makes me wish for a sample of the delicious meals
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Spidy
It looks like the Saudis have looked after You well Mark.
But nothing compares to a nice Yemeni food which is what you are having any way LOL
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Nowroze
Big fan of you Mark! I hope you will visit Bangladesh again very soon and explore more foods which you have missed in your last tour here.
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Bosanka
That's how I make them for years; my kids and their friends say that I make the best ones. Thank you for the video, amazing as usually!
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Zarah
Man, this Saudi Trip is one of my fave so far. The food is massive and it really brings back memories of my Saudi days. Shukran Mark.
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Iftikhar
Hi Mark this is another amazing video love Yr personality and the food place looks great thks very much Mark for hosting this
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kannan
That old man put a ton of salt on that grilled fish and the moment when mark tried it and said mmmmmm. itz smokki
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