By BADEA ABU AL-NAJA | ARAB NEWS
MAKKAH: The regional bean dish, ful, and tamiz, the wonderful Afghan flatbread, are generally known as the “poor man’s breakfast.”
But in the holy fasting month of Ramadan, they are major ingredients of iftar (breaking of the fast) meals. For most residents of Makkah, there is no iftar meal without their favorite traditional dishes of ful and tamiz.
You can see groups of Makkawis gathering in front of tiny shops that only make and sell ful and tamiz. As iftar time approaches, long queues of bustling customers, who are often too impatient, start forming.
This results in exchanges of words and scuffles involving some customers. The local police have had to frequently handle such incidents during the holy month.
A number of local citizens told Arab News about their love affair with ful and tamiz during the holy month. Bandar Jameel said he is keen to buy the dishes immediately after Asr prayers to avoid the heavy rush just before iftar.
The popular Afghan flatbread tamiz is being prepared at a food outlet in Makkah. (AN photo by Ahmad Hashad)
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