Stories from Saudi: İt's a matter of taste

Al-Johara, a 36 year old working lady (2 children) sighed, “I have no time to even do the shopping…I just prepare the list and give it to the driver.”

Al-Johara does all her cooking at night for the next day… comes home tired, yet she enjoys all kinds of cooking and always follows new recipes of Chef Ramzi or through special internet cooking sites.

Butter is something she in particular can’t live without and passed it as a habit to her husband and 2 kids.
The idea of bread, butter and jam in the morning on a trolley (hotel-like) makes her day…Butter is our favorite and a must in every meal as appetizer. Lurpak and Flora are her favorite brands…whether for breakfast, appetizer, cooking food or sweets. She believes Lurpak and Flora are light on the stomach, delicious and desired by her family…so why shift brands?

According to her, frying all kinds of mixed nuts with Lurpak gives even a heavy meal like Kabsa a total different delicious light flavor. The only frying oil used at home is Mazola…basically for the kids French fries, chicken nuggets, onions and similar.

We concluded that Flora and Lurpak butter are placed together for breakfast and as appetizers before lunch or dinner, where as Lurpak is more used in the cooking process (food or sweets).

The freezer always contains enough butter of the 2 mentioned brands…on the go, international sweets and pastries are always ready with meals…and according to her, all this require butter in within… A relaxing home…all the members of the family are pleased and agree with her eating habits / daily menus.

Their menu is divided into 2 parts / day…the one hour lunch break (quick light meal) where butter is a must on the table plus a light side dish…Then the main meal is at night…also butter is there…

“All kinds of omlettes are my kids and husband’s favorite…fried with Lurpak is a must”, she added.
Margarine and other heavy butter / grease are not on her list of menu at all…According to her, neither healthy nor tasty.
As we realize, Lurpak and Flora has a big share in this house. Price and promotion don’t mean to her in these brands. “Whether they are on promotion or not, I should get them,” she clarified.