A lip-smacking, slurpy Saudi street food

This is a Saudi street food so popular that you will find it at every street corner, in every souk, all along the coastline of the Red Sea (Jeddah), outside schools and almost everywhere. Vendors selling it – along with other sweet treats – in their portable insulated vessels are truly a sight to witness when school finishes and children gang up around them.

As a teen experiencing the hormonal surge, baleela was my go-to snack on my way back home from school after a stressful day. I