Discover Medina’s culinary gems with hands-on activities, spice blending, and traditional coffee preparation. Perfect for first-time visitors seeking a cultural feast.
- Baytona Restaurant & Cafe - The Medina Dining Experience perfectly introduces the region’s culture and cuisine, offering guests a fun and interactive tour of Medina’s gastronomic highlights.
Begin your journey by learning about the traditional method of preparing Saudi coffee in the region, and how the rhythmical sounds of the Nijr are used as a welcoming signal for strangers to partake before playing a traditional Bedouin rhythm together.
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 Medina, to use on your food and take as a souvenir.
Watch the ancient techniques of preparing traditional smoke-infused water. before taking your seat around a feast of famed Medini rice dishes.
Finish the experience with delicious mint tea made from the many incredible mints grown locally in the region, before taking a lesson in oud, one of the most popular incense in Saudi Arabia before heading home.
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- Lunch
- Dinner
- Tea and coffee
- Transportation
- Sambosas - Traditional local sambosas filled with local mint and cheese
- Mantu - Traditional Medini dumplings
- Kabley rice - A traditional Medini rice dish served with lamb
- Bukhari rice - A fragrant and flavorful rice dish served with shredded carrots, raisins, and golden saffron chicken
The Medina Dining Experience is the perfect introduction to the city, offering guests a fun and interactive tour of the city’s gastronomic highlights while showcasing Medina’s cultural heritage with hands-on activities designed to entertain as well as educate. From learning how to blend your own Dukkah spices to infusing smoked water and traditionally preparing coffee. The Medina Dining Experience is not just a meal, it’s everything the first-time visitor needs to experience.
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