Experience of a fast food restaurant
‘Mmmmmm’, ‘Aaaaahhhh’, such an aroma in the air. Even a mile or so away. This is true a mile in radius around Al-Baik. It is situated at the corner of Tahlia street, one of the busiest in Jeddah with huge supermarkets, renowned clothing stores, and restaurants along its length. When you are walking up towards your craving extinguisher, your mouth starts watering with images of its tasty chicken and that garlic sauce… Yummmmm!
Its one place where I’ve never seen its doors closed, be it any time of the day. There is no way the doors can close, the line is too long! You have to push through other people trying to get in line first. The restaurant is roughly 30 by 30 feet. It is lit with fluorescent lights, no big advertisement or special deal posters hanging from its ceiling. The first thing you would notice is the crowd of course. All packed in one small space like bees in their bee hive. Just heads of people from all aspects of life: poor, wealthy, the common, all packed in that one restaurant (leaving all restaurants in the area, including KFC and even McDonalds to squat flies all day in their boredom of empty restaurant).
But the real experience goes like this: you just LOOSE It. It smell makes you take deep breaths and it is hard to focus. When you look at the counter, you see very fast speaking Sri Lankans taking orders at a pace of maybe 10 costumers per minute. If you look a little above their heads, you would find the menu. It is not a fancy one full with delicious, mouth-watering pictures of food, but just simply lists. Every Jedanian knows exactly what he wants to order, ‘one box of Al-Baik with extra buns and lots of garlic sauce’. You purchase the Al-Baik for the price of just SR.10 (equal to $2).
With the plastic bag in your hand, you can start picturing that crispy broasted chicken that you will be biting into as soon as you get to your car. And that soggy fries that are soft and oily, just perfect to enjoy with your meal, and that sesame seed bun that will be dipped into that creamy garlic sauce and munched in to… OoooLLLllaaalllLAaaahHHh!
Wednesday, September 29, 2010
Monday, September 27, 2010
DESCRIPTIVE WRITING
Sumaiya Shakeel
Experience of a fast food restaurant
‘Mmmmmm’, ‘Aaaaahhhh’, such an aroma in the air. Even a mile or so away. This is true a mile in radius around Al-Baik. It is situated at the corner of Tahlia street, one of the busiest in Jeddah with huge supermarkets, renowned clothing stores, and restaurants along its length. For some reason, there is always a particular rush on the signal where Al-Baik is situated (and you cannot pass through their without hearing honks from cars trying to make their way thru before the light becomes red). It’s a difficult job to find a parking too. When you finally are walking up towards it, your mouth starts watering with images of its tasty chicken and that garlic sauce.. yummmmm!
Its one place where I’ve never seen its doors closed, be it any time of the day. There is no way the doors can close, the line is too long! You have to push through other people trying to get in line first. It is easier if a woman goes to purchase, Arabs know how to respect and usually deal with women thru the kitchen door connected from the street for deliveries. But the real experience goes like this: you just LOOSE It. It’s smell makes you take deep breaths and its hard to focus. The restaurant is roughly 30 by 30 feet. It is lit with fluorescent lights, no big advertisement or special deal posters hanging from its ceiling. The first thing you would notice is the crowd ofcourse. All packed in one small space like bees in their bee hive. Just heads of people from all aspects of life: poor, wealthy, the common, all packed in that one restaurant (leaving all restaurants in the area, including KFC and even McDonalds ro squat flies all day in their bored and empty restaurants) when you look at the counter, you see very fast speaking Sri Lankans taking orders a pace of maybe 10 costumers per minute. If you look a little above their heads, you would find the menu. It is not a fancy one full with delicious, mouth-watering pictures of food, but just simply lists. Every Jedanian knows exactly what he wants to order without even looking through the menu. They know it by heart. When it comes to your turn, you have are asked, ‘How may I help you ?’. To which 95% costumers answer, ‘one box with extra buns and lots of garlic sauce’. You purchase the Al-Baik (that is half chicken fried with fries, garlic sauce and 2 buns in the box) for the price of just SR.10 (equal to $2). Hardly anybody prefers to sit due to the long queues. So you get back to your car and enjoy the meal with your partner or whomever.
Experience of a fast food restaurant
‘Mmmmmm’, ‘Aaaaahhhh’, such an aroma in the air. Even a mile or so away. This is true a mile in radius around Al-Baik. It is situated at the corner of Tahlia street, one of the busiest in Jeddah with huge supermarkets, renowned clothing stores, and restaurants along its length. For some reason, there is always a particular rush on the signal where Al-Baik is situated (and you cannot pass through their without hearing honks from cars trying to make their way thru before the light becomes red). It’s a difficult job to find a parking too. When you finally are walking up towards it, your mouth starts watering with images of its tasty chicken and that garlic sauce.. yummmmm!
Its one place where I’ve never seen its doors closed, be it any time of the day. There is no way the doors can close, the line is too long! You have to push through other people trying to get in line first. It is easier if a woman goes to purchase, Arabs know how to respect and usually deal with women thru the kitchen door connected from the street for deliveries. But the real experience goes like this: you just LOOSE It. It’s smell makes you take deep breaths and its hard to focus. The restaurant is roughly 30 by 30 feet. It is lit with fluorescent lights, no big advertisement or special deal posters hanging from its ceiling. The first thing you would notice is the crowd ofcourse. All packed in one small space like bees in their bee hive. Just heads of people from all aspects of life: poor, wealthy, the common, all packed in that one restaurant (leaving all restaurants in the area, including KFC and even McDonalds ro squat flies all day in their bored and empty restaurants) when you look at the counter, you see very fast speaking Sri Lankans taking orders a pace of maybe 10 costumers per minute. If you look a little above their heads, you would find the menu. It is not a fancy one full with delicious, mouth-watering pictures of food, but just simply lists. Every Jedanian knows exactly what he wants to order without even looking through the menu. They know it by heart. When it comes to your turn, you have are asked, ‘How may I help you ?’. To which 95% costumers answer, ‘one box with extra buns and lots of garlic sauce’. You purchase the Al-Baik (that is half chicken fried with fries, garlic sauce and 2 buns in the box) for the price of just SR.10 (equal to $2). Hardly anybody prefers to sit due to the long queues. So you get back to your car and enjoy the meal with your partner or whomever.
Monday, September 20, 2010
Annotated Bibliography (BPA; trial)
Grady, Denise. "In Feast of Data on BPA Plastic, No Final Answer."
New York Times. 6 Sept. 2010. Web. 21 Sept. 2010.
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In this article Grady talks about the possible health issues of having the chemical bisphenol-A, commonly known as BPA, used as an element in production of plastic. Half a dozen states have banned BPA in children’s products due to a possible risk of endocrine disruption. There is the European Union that banned BPA as opposed to United States which believes it shouldn’t be banned unless there is proof of harm. The possibilities of obesity, diabetes, breast and prostate cancer, disorders of developing immune, cardiovascular and nervous systems, and also multigenerational effects caused by BPA are still under research (done mostly on rodents).
Grady has done a lot of research on BPA; on the use of BPA, its health issues, its progressive research, different peoples’ different opinion on it etc. this article is a good overview on BPA as component as well as its possible side effects reported by scientists and activists who are against its use. There has been reported a link between BPA and several diseases by a “presidential panel on cancer and environment”.
New York Times. 6 Sept. 2010. Web. 21 Sept. 2010.
In this article Grady talks about the possible health issues of having the chemical bisphenol-A, commonly known as BPA, used as an element in production of plastic. Half a dozen states have banned BPA in children’s products due to a possible risk of endocrine disruption. There is the European Union that banned BPA as opposed to United States which believes it shouldn’t be banned unless there is proof of harm. The possibilities of obesity, diabetes, breast and prostate cancer, disorders of developing immune, cardiovascular and nervous systems, and also multigenerational effects caused by BPA are still under research (done mostly on rodents).
Grady has done a lot of research on BPA; on the use of BPA, its health issues, its progressive research, different peoples’ different opinion on it etc. this article is a good overview on BPA as component as well as its possible side effects reported by scientists and activists who are against its use. There has been reported a link between BPA and several diseases by a “presidential panel on cancer and environment”.
Monday, September 13, 2010
A NEW CHICKEN IN THE HOUSE
HI!
My name is Sumaiya and my blog is for ENG-101/ fall 2010 at LaGuardia Community College.
I am 20 years old (note: my birthday is on August 30; DO NOT FORGET TO WISH ME :D). I am from Pakistan.
Knowing where i come from, you should have a pretty good idea of what could be my food choices. I love 'desi' food; particularly known as Asian food. I myself cook at home some very delicious and spicy dishes. I do not like going for grocery shopping since there is a lot to carry out of the stores then.... lol. Since I have no choice but to go for it, I like to shop in Indian stores where the kind of food we eat is largely available in many varieties. I like to mostly eat vegetables. LOVE THEM. Since its an essential part of a healthy diet, I do periodically cook meat as well. My own favorite food is Rajma (spicy kidney beans).
Being the cook at home its my speciality as well as some special Asian dishes as Biryani, Quorma, Haleem, Paye, Pilao, Nihari, and Katakat. These are special dishes because first of all they taste great! Also, they are made with alot of spices and efforts; sometimes cooked a whole night.
The food I cook is mostly herbs, spices, and vegetables. The meat we eat is HALAL, so it comes from a special Muslim Farms where it is slaughtered according to Islamic Sharia. The farms usually have a slaughter house attached to it. The animals in the farms are basically the same like any other farm. Unlike other slaughter houses that have machines, these have Muslim workers to slaughter each animal individually with the name of Allah.
My name is Sumaiya and my blog is for ENG-101/ fall 2010 at LaGuardia Community College.
I am 20 years old (note: my birthday is on August 30; DO NOT FORGET TO WISH ME :D). I am from Pakistan.
Knowing where i come from, you should have a pretty good idea of what could be my food choices. I love 'desi' food; particularly known as Asian food. I myself cook at home some very delicious and spicy dishes. I do not like going for grocery shopping since there is a lot to carry out of the stores then.... lol. Since I have no choice but to go for it, I like to shop in Indian stores where the kind of food we eat is largely available in many varieties. I like to mostly eat vegetables. LOVE THEM. Since its an essential part of a healthy diet, I do periodically cook meat as well. My own favorite food is Rajma (spicy kidney beans).
Being the cook at home its my speciality as well as some special Asian dishes as Biryani, Quorma, Haleem, Paye, Pilao, Nihari, and Katakat. These are special dishes because first of all they taste great! Also, they are made with alot of spices and efforts; sometimes cooked a whole night.
The food I cook is mostly herbs, spices, and vegetables. The meat we eat is HALAL, so it comes from a special Muslim Farms where it is slaughtered according to Islamic Sharia. The farms usually have a slaughter house attached to it. The animals in the farms are basically the same like any other farm. Unlike other slaughter houses that have machines, these have Muslim workers to slaughter each animal individually with the name of Allah.
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