Yemen » Going Out
Things To Know
Social Conventions
There are plenty of jokes about Yemeni hospitality, usually involving enforced stays in hidden mountain caves surrounded by armed men. However, with rare exceptions, Yemeni hospitality is traditional, courteous and generous. Yemen is a conservative Muslim country with all the prohibitions that this entails; women in particular should dress modestly and in some instances cover their hair. Mosques with the exception of certain times at Sana’a’s Al Saleh Mosque, and many Islamic holy sites, are off limits to non-Muslims; alcohol is forbidden to Yemenis and restricted to upmarket tourist hotels for foreigners. No such Islamic prohibition applies to qat. Pervading almost all strata of society, buying, chewing and waxing lyrical over narcotic qat leaves is a national obsession verging on addiction – everything stops for qat.
Religion
Food and Drink Overview
Regional Specialities
• Saltah (a mostly vegetable stew topped with foamed fenugreek, served piping hot in an earthenware bowl)
• Fahsah (like Saltah but with more meat)
• Fassolia (white beans lightly spiced)
• Bint as Sahn (‘girl of the plate’, a honeyed bread dessert cooked in the oven)
• Qishr (a light, spicy coffee drink made with the husks of coffee beans)
Tipping
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