Vermicelli (Shariyya) is a popular dessert known in most provinces of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. It is made using vermicelli noodles cut into thin strands. Cardamom and saffron are among the essential ingredients added to the vermicelli. Often, it is served as a dessert dish at lunch or dinner.
It is one of the traditional desserts, easy to prepare with simple ingredients, served hot on the table, and sometimes honey is added to it.
In the past, preparing vermicelli was not easy, so it was not made daily but was a semi-seasonal dish. Its preparation relied on aromatic spices like cardamom and saffron. Making vermicelli dough in the past required a long time; women used to spend long hours stretching the dough and cutting it into thin and long strands. These strands were left out during the day to dry in the sunlight before being used later.
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