Traditions & Tastes Riyadh

This Interactive Saudi Cuisine and Cultural Experience offers an interactive cultural immersion with fun, food, and storytelling highlighting the best of Saudi culture and traditions, finishing with an exceptional Nadj feast.

Begin the evening by engaging in a lesson on how to fit a traditional Saudi shemagh or jewelry (hama) before taking a seat with your fellow diners.

Next, learn about the ancient spice routes and put your sense of smell to the test in a spice identification game, before learning how to blend Saudi Arabia’s #1 spice mix from Madinah to use on your food.

Watch the ancient technique of preparing traditional smoke-infused water from the south of the kingdom before learning the tools, steps and etiquette required to make and drink traditional Arabic coffee.

What follows is a sumptuous, multi-dish Najd regional feast that is sure to delight your tastebuds and fill your stomach, with the history, ingredients and origins of each dish explained, and a lesson in sitting and eating like a Saudi (with your hands).

To finish enjoy a tasting of traditional tea and incense class with a little Saudi ‘‘magic’.