Ibrahim Shihab Okaz/Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — A traditional Kibdah (fried liver) stall run by a woman in her 30s in Jeddah's historic Al-Balad district is drawing huge crowds of shoppers. The woman, identified by her initials M.A., prepares the dish for her customers during Ramadan nights. She managed to get a permit from the Jeddah municipality allowing her to work as a female chef. She completed a training course and learned the art of cooking. She knows when food is rotten and her clients do not have to worry about food poisoning, said M.A. The woman said she considers herself to be doing decent work, which has contributed to meeting her family expenses. She said she makes SR1,500 in profits every night. M.A. believes that society supports working women. Three laborers work under her supervision. Their task is to fetch the orders to the tables, organize them and bring the meals to the customers. Meanwhile, she herself purchases the ingredients of her dish and cooks for her customers. The woman obtained an area of 16 square meters for a rent of SR1,500 a month. There she set up a small stall along with tables and chairs where her customers would sit and eat kibdah. She works side by side with ambitious young Saudis, working to prepare the dish which is popular among tourists and shoppers during the holy month. The courtyard is crowded with people enjoying the Ramadan atmosphere.
