How to pronounce Hijazi sobia

Hijazi sobia is written سوبيا where it comes from. In the International Phonetic Alphabet it is /ˈsuːbja/. In plain English letters that is SOO-bee-ya, 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 Hijazi sobia?

Hijazi sobia is a drink of Saudi Arabia. Where it comes from: Hejaz (Mecca). People usually eat it as a snack and on festive days. Its main ingredients are wheat & flour. It tastes sweet and sour.

Where Hijazi sobia comes from

Hijazi sobia 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.

• Debyaza دبيازة · Dessert · Hejaz (Mecca)

  Debyaza is a thick sweet compote of the Hejaz that is tied to Eid al-Fitr: it is traditionally served on the first morning of the feast, at the breakfast after the Eid prayer, and its origins are placed in Mecca.

• 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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