Meid that's Made In Kuwait

Today's Lunch:
Grilled 'Meid' stuffed with sauteed onions and arabic spice and glazed with date paste, yup. Old Kuwaiti trick, the juices from the Dates help retain the flavour and oil of the fish as well as protect it from the grill! Not to mention the instant twist of sweetness it adds!

This is my favorite meal while on the beach in Chalet, because once you're done eating, you go jump right in the water to wash up because Grilled 'Meid' is a messy messy thing! You will be getting your hands dirty, beginners have been sceen getting up to elbows and eyebrows all messy! It's not going to come with a fancy Christofle Fish Fork! You will be using all your hands, always have a slice of lemmon to squeeze (Yummmmmmmmm) For side, a green salad and a bowl of '3aish mashkhool' (Steamed Rice) and some 'marag' (Fish Curry) can go very well with it.

For the the ultimate saddating effect, have a few 'Bir7is' (Half/Ripe Dates) and chase with 'Liban' (Yoghurt drink)! Now enjoy a 4 hr drive to la la land! Ayabaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!

Time to doze off!

Long live Kuwaiti fish, it is the best in the world!


I thought I'd share this useful Glossary of Kuwaiti names of fish:

The main commercial fish species belong to 14 families, and the catches vary seasonally. The prime species caught by gillnets are Pampus argenteus (zobaidy; silver pomfret), Tenualosa ilisha (suboor; hilsa shad), Pomadasys kaakan (nagroor; grunt sp.), and Liza species (maid and beyah; mullets). The gargoor catches include Epinephelus coioides (hamoor; grouper sp.), Acanthopagrus latus (shaem; seabream sp.), Lutjanus malabaricus (hamrah; snapper sp.) and Otolithes ruber (newaiby; tigertooth croaker). Zobaidy and suboor stocks are shared with Iran and Iraq; hamoor and hamrah are thought to be stocks common with countries of the whole northern Gulf; while newaiby, shaem and maid stocks are localized.


Note: Courtesy of FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS