How to pronounce Debyaza

Debyaza is written دبيازة where it comes from. In the International Phonetic Alphabet it is /dibˈjaːza/. In plain English letters that is dib-YAH-za, with the stress on the syllable in capitals. There is no recording by a native speaker yet, so use the spelling and the IPA.

What is Debyaza?

Debyaza is a dessert of Saudi Arabia. Where it comes from: Hejaz (Mecca). People usually eat it on festive days and for breakfast. Its main ingredients are nuts & seeds. It tastes sweet and rich.

Where Debyaza comes from

Debyaza is one of 24 signature dishes of Saudi Arabia on this map. See all dishes from Makkah.

• Saleeg سليق · Rice dish · Hejaz (Taif and Mecca)

  Saleeg is white rice cooked slowly in chicken or meat broth and then in milk, stirred until it turns soft and creamy, and served on a large round tray with roasted chicken or lamb on top and a pool of melted ghee.

• Mutabbaq مطبق · Street food · Hejaz (Jeddah and Mecca)

  Mutabbaq is thin dough stretched by hand, folded around a filling of minced meat, egg, onion and leek, and fried on a large flat griddle.

• Hijazi sobia سوبيا · Drink · Hejaz (Mecca)

  Hijazi sobia is the Saudi version of sobia, a cold drink of the Hejaz, the western region around Mecca and Medina, drunk above all during Ramadan as a refreshment.

• Hijazi labaniya لبنية حجازية · Dessert · Hejaz

  Hijazi labaniya is a soft white milk sweet of the Hejaz, the western region of Saudi Arabia.

• Kabsa كبسة · Rice dish · Najd

  Kabsa is rice cooked with meat, usually chicken, lamb or camel, in a broth seasoned with a mix of spices such as cardamom, cloves, black lime, cinnamon, saffron and bay leaf, with tomatoes and onions.

• Margoog مرقوق · Main dish · Najd (Riyadh)

  Margoog is a stew of very thin sheets of wheat dough cooked in a meat and vegetable broth, and it is one of the best-known popular dishes of Najd, the central region of Saudi Arabia.

Food of Saudi Arabia

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