JEDDAH: At “Ramadanana Kida” festival here, it is women all the way in running kebda business, giving their male counterparts a hard time.

‘Kebda’ booths, selling a delicious cuisine made from liver, are a major attraction at the festival, as a huge number of people turn up to relish the specially prepared kebda. Official statistics reveal that more than 23,000 people have visited the festival on its opening day itself, despite a scorching temperature and humidity.

What is making the festival all the more important and a center of much enthusiasm is that girls have held their fort by betting on food quality against their male competitors. Customers in general are preferring to buy from the booths run by the women due mainly to its better taste and expectations, they claim.

Sara Al-Abdulrahim says she is keen to purchase from the girl’s booth due to their greater experience in the field of cooking.

“They are better than the men, and it is natural to select their booth,” she said, noting that she visits the historic area once every Ramadan with her family in order to enjoy the history of the city they love.

Abdulrahman Mansour, who has a kebda booth in Al-Balad, is however hopeful, as he said the crowd swell in the last 10 days of Ramadan spurring more brisk business including shopping. It become the golden period for business, he said.

A frequent visitor to the Al-Balad festival, Mohammed said the visit to the historic area in Jeddah has its own feeling and type of entertainment, especially during Ramadan, as it brings back many beautiful memories and the spirit of the nights of Ramadan fill the air. He said large numbers of people of different nationalities visit the area during this time of year.