The so-called “shrouded meat” prompted the residents of Jeddah and areas close to the governorate to boycott meat in restaurants, slaughterhouses, and kitchens, and to continue to do so for the next two months, which is the period that guarantees the depletion of meat smuggled from Makkah Al-Mukarramah during Eid Al-Adha. According to the families, the smuggled meat is stored in unsanitary ways. The shrouded meat derives its name from the method of transportation; It is shrouded and wrapped in a white cloth after slaughter, and transported in cars without regard to health factors and the need for meat to be refrigerated. In the days of Eid, the residents of Jeddah rely on direct slaughter in front of their eyes, or buy it from reliable shops, as Sultan Al-Salami does. He told Okaz that he always fails to differentiate between spoiled meat and good meat, so he always resorts to buying meat from a store he trusts and knows its owner. The same thing is confirmed by Nasser Al-Harbi, one of those we met in front of one of the butcheries. He says, "I only deal with a butchery whose workers I know well. Most of what comes to the market during this period is spoiled or unhealthily transported." Nader Hamidi, one of the owners of Mandi restaurants through Okaz, defends the sector in which he works. He says, “I reject this negative view towards meat shops and kitchens. It is difficult to deceive consumers with bad meat. It is easy to detect by color before taste. However, Ibrahim Sultan, an Afghani butcher, has a different opinion, and says that this type of meat is abundant in slums; A kilo of shrouded meat is sold for 10 to 15 riyals as a maximum, while its normal price is 45 riyals, and the Jeddah Municipality is intensifying its efforts to besiege the sale of this meat. As the Municipality announced on its official website the destruction of approximately 3,825 kilograms of foodstuffs unfit for consumption, from Eid al-Adha until the fourteenth day.
Ziyad Al-Fifi (Jeddah) @ZIAD_Online