传统巴林早餐 Traditional Bahraini Breakfast @ Gahwat Haji in Manama, Bahrain

03.03.2017 Breakfast
@ Gahwat Haji in Manama, Bahrain
Building 670, Road 2411, Block 324، Juffair, Manama 324
Pic3: Arab Tea with milk
Pic5: Balaleet With Eggs
Pic7: Yogurt
Pic8: Yogurt w/Arab Bread
Pic9&10: Cow Cheese
Thoughts: Gahwat Haji is a famous eating place in Manama, opens very early daily at 6:30am until 10:00pm at night. It still retains its old charm with traditional "high" bench seats. Likely one of those Gems still remaining in the ever changing scenes of Manama due to the past 10 years of heavy activities of development. 
I had 2 of those Arab Tea with milk, I still find it without sugar is the best way to drink Arab Tea. 
Balaleet with Egg was cool, the Balaleet was like fried vermicelli/meehoon except it is sweet. Al Ezzel guys show me how to eat it with the Arab Bread and dip in into the yogurt! fantastic combinations, I must say. The best meal I had in Bahrain, too bad it is the last day. Googling it says the the Balaleet is Indian influence! Served as a breakfast dish and also for dessert, this Indian-influenced sweet pasta is fried and topped with a saffron omelette, making it crunchy, sweet, tender, and savory all at once. It is usually served for breakfast or dessert.
Each of us had a bowl of yogurt, very fresh and certainly perhaps important in this part of the world to cool down the heat and hot spices in the meals. Just dipping the Arab bread with the yogurt itself is wonderful. And there is this home made cow cheese, goes with the Arab bread and dipping on the yogurt. 
The whole concoction of breakfast combination is a wonderful surprise, the traditional cuisine of Bahrain was certainly beautifully prepared and served this morning!
Rating: 5 / 5

阿拉伯咖啡 Arab Coffee @ Al Ezzel Power Plant

02.03.2017 Tea
@ Al Ezzel Power Plant 
Kingdom of Bahrain
Thoughts: Bahrain hospitality, great to be offered Arab Coffee again. Few days ago at Al Dur Power Plant and this morning at Al Ezzel Power Plant. Twice I have had the Arab Coffee now, and twice without any added sugar, beautiful coffee. 
This is the last day at the Power Plant, in the morning it was time to say goodbye to those I will not be meeting towards the end of the day!  
Rating: 4 / 5

卡拉克茶 Karak Tea @ Palace Karak Cafeteria at Al Dur, Kingdom of Bahrain

27.02.2017 Karak Tea
@ Palace Karak Cafeteria at Al Dur, Kingdom of Bahrain
Jau, Bahrain (towards south of Bahrain Island)
Thoughts: Nice of Ramesh (Driver) to stop by a Kara Tea shop near the Al Dur Power Plant. It is a small village just outside the Plant. There is a very very big Jail in this area with lots of police everywhere. Ramesh warns of no photographing when we were passing that Jail vicinity.
It was already 9am when we arrived at the Karak tea shop at Al Dur (from Juffair's Al Safir hotel). But the village seems a quite little town. Only when Ramesh "honked" that someone came out from the tea shop to take the order and bring to our car. With the car window wined down for the cool air and a Masala/Karak Chai(Tea), what better way to start the day.
Today, the hour driving to AL Dur from Juffair, Ramesh and me discussed about a little about of different lives. Ramesh is married with a baby girl, he has been working in Bahrain for 12 years and he only goes back to India usually only 1 time a year. He misses his family a lot especially the new born! It has been tough life for him as job opportunities in the India city he comes from is lacking. Still, he wishes in another 1-2 years to go back to India for good. We also talked about religions in our lives. I wish him well in his efforts to make some good money before returning back to his family.   
Rating: 3 / 5

卡拉克茶 Karak Tea by Ramesh @ Al Dur Power Plant, Kingdom of Bahrain

26.02.2017 Tea
@ Al Dur Power Plant, Kingdom of Bahrain
Jau, Bahrain (towards south of Bahrain Island)
Thoughts: Ramesh (my driver the the 2 weeks in Bahrain) on arrival to AL Dur Plant (which took about an hour from Juffair), he made me a Chai Karak Tea (or Masala Tea his version). 
He used the electric mixer to mix the concoction he put together in the paper cup and walla ! Masala/Chai Karak Tea "Ramesh" version. My friend did fill me up with lots of stories about his life here in Bahrain and India in the 1 hour drive from Juffair to Al Dur!
Rating: 3 / 5

卡拉克茶 Karak Tea @ Magic Karak Tea house, Kingdom of Bahrain

25.02.2017 Tea
@ Magic Karak TeaHouse, Kingdom of Bahrain
Avenue 20 (oppsite Bahrain Airport)
Thoughts: To drink hot beverage standing on the Cold at the streets of Bahrain was a change from the mundane restaurant settings. Here, after dinner at Al Abraaj Restaurant; the guys brought me opposite the street to a small TeaHouse Chain called Magic Karak. Where Karak Tea is served, with only 2-3 chais outside the shop, everyday else either drink the Karak Tea in the car or standing on the streets. 
I think its generically called Chai Karak, very popular in UAE and Qatar. I was told the Karak Chain of shops, in early hours of the morning or late at night and you will find endless rows of cars lining up for what seems to be just a small cup of inexpensive tea.
Rating: 4 / 5

卡拉克茶 Chai Karak @ King Karak Cafateria, Kingdom of Bahrain

25.02.2017 Tea
@ King Karak Cafateria, Kingdom of Bahrain
Manama City
Thoughts: So, it is said that Karak Tea is not the National Tea of Bahrain (and was told none). But originated from India, the 'Masala Tea' or 'Chai Masala', Countries across the Gulf have now adopted it as their brew of choice. It is said many times in the web that it is the Best Bahrain Cuppa choice.
Such tea shops is a simple little shop without sets, there is only a window for you to order. Or someone will come to you and tea is served as you stand outside on the street! In these short few months of cooling weather, standing on the streets sipping that hot strong tea and with the smell and taste of cinnamon hitting the senses and nothing but good satisfaction. 
Karak Tea is infused with cardamon, cinnamon, and creamy condensed milk. The flavor is definitely incredible.
Rating: 4 / 5