Honey is a very popular product here in Saudi Arabia. Honey is frequently used in tea, which most Saudis drink every day, or as an ingredient in many desserts. At the supermarket or smaller groceries stores, honey is available in this form – the actual honeycomb. In general , groceries are considerably cheaper here in Saudi Arabia than in the states. To get an idea of how much cheaper food products are, check out a post I did on my other blog, Susie’s Big Adventure, featuring many grocery prices from Saudi Arabia.
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I am an American woman. I met my husband more than 30 years ago when we were both college students in Arizona. So after all that time in the states, my hubby desired to move back to his native home of Saudi Arabia. I've been in Jeddah now since October 2007. My new home is amazing: interesting, fascinating, and colorful. The people are warm, courteous and as interested in me as I am in them, however they highly regard their privacy. My camera goes with me every time I step out the door - I don't want to miss a thing!
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Interesting pic. I share a different opinion about the price of groceries. Actually, I find the prices to be very much the same as in States, and sometimes even higher. The only thing one might call cheap over here is produce, mainly veggies. Fruit is very expensive, so is fresh meat. Although frozen meates from Australia, Brazil, etc are resonably priced. The nagain , once can find these same packages in US in Sams club or Costco, etc.
I am also an American and came to Jeddah one year ago. This is an exciting place, though pricey, if you wanna get all the Us branded items.
Best Wishes for Susie and her wonderful articles.
Please keep up the great work.
Sorry for the typos
Hi Faye Anne –
I don’t know where you are shopping, but for the most part, grocery prices actually ARE much cheaper in KSA than the USA. I’m in the states right now, and I am shocked at the grocery prices here. I guess people can judge for themselves using my post about KSA food prices as a reference for comparison:
http://susiesbigadventure.blogspot.com/2009/03/comparing-apples-and-oranges.html
As a lover of honey I would be in heaven.
very interesting post. it would be great to be able to buy honeycomb.