COUPLE VLOG AT KUWAIT'S OLDEST SOUK! رحلة إلى سوق المباركية

2022-12-01 · YouTube · Salah and Chantal · 15 min

Chantal (Foodie Beauty) and Salah share a short couple vlog filmed in Kuwait that compiles clips of foods Chantal eats, a grocery haul, scenes from walking around Kuwait Towers and the Al-Mubarakiya market where they shopped for wedding rings, an evening meal at a popular Iranian restaurant, and beach/stray-cat footage. Foods shown and tasted include Middle Eastern desserts (mahalabia, Syrian kanafa), pickled cucumbers, a lemon-mint drink, pomegranate salad, various grocery staples (ishta, tahina/halawa, labneh/lebna, halloumi, mortadella, foul/fava beans), and a quick at-home meal. The video is primarily a travel-style vlog with food-focused clips and local market/restaurant scenes.

Video guide

  1. 0:00 — Intro and purpose of clips
  2. 0:56 — Mahalabia (Middle Eastern pudding) shown
  3. 1:23 — Pickles — Chantal's favorite snack
  4. 2:11 — Kuwait Towers, mural, and evening walk
  5. 3:07 — Market stroll and ring shopping near Al-Mubarakiya
  6. 5:58 — Grocery haul and local products
  7. 9:11 — Quick at-home meal example
  8. 9:49 — Syrian kanafa dessert
  9. 11:00 — Dinner at a popular Iranian restaurant (private table area)
  10. 15:13 — Beach walk, stray cats, and goodbye

People, places, food, and other named details

  • Person — Salah: Appears as Chantal's partner; mentioned by name and participates in scenes.
  • Person — Stella: Person asked to find pickles for Chantal (mentioned).
  • Restaurant — Shamam restaurant: Named as a popular Iranian restaurant in the souq area where they dine.
  • Restaurant — Fasolehan Bash: Named during restaurant/ordering conversation in the soup area.
  • Food — Mahalabia: Middle Eastern milk pudding garnished with pistachios/raisins/rose petals; given to them in celebration of their marriage.
  • Food — Pickled cucumbers: Crunchy, small, garlicky pickled cucumbers Chantal calls her favorite snack.
  • Food — Lemon mint drink: Chantal's go-to drink in Kuwait; served and blended in restaurants.
  • Food — Syrian kanafa: Syrian-style kanafa with cheese and pistachio and simple syrup; Chantal describes it as 'out of this world.'
  • Food — Pomegranate salad: Pomegranate salad served at the Iranian restaurant; described as gorgeous and fresh.
  • Food — Ishta: Described as a fresh cream found in the grocery haul.
  • Food — Tahina: Tahina and halawa shown in grocery haul; halawa noted as similar to tahina.
  • Food — Lebna / labneh: Creamy strained yogurt (labneh) mentioned among grocery items/cheeses.
  • Food — Halloumi: Halloumi cheese listed among grocery items.
  • Food — Mortadella: Mortadella is noted as very popular and used in a quick at-home meal.
  • Food — Foul / fava beans: Canned foul (fava beans) included in grocery haul.
  • Food — Pita bread: Used in at-home quick meal example.
  • Food — Fried mushrooms: Part of the at-home meal (fried mushrooms).
  • Food — French fries / potato wedges: Large bag of french fries and separate bag of potato wedges shown in grocery haul and used in at-home meal.

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