Food type and different from culture to other. In Saudi Arabia, the third-largest country in Asia, constitutes about four-fifths of the Arabian Peninsula. The people of Saudi Arabia are descended from tribes of nomadic sheep and goat herders and maintain many of the traditions of their past.Traditional foods like dates, fatir (flat bread), arikah (bread from the southwestern part of the country).are still eaten by Saudis today, although most Saudis have settled in towns and cities and no longer follow the nomadic lifestyle. Saudi Arabia is also home to Mecca, the origin and spiritual center of Islam. The culture, as well as the laws of Saudi Arabia, is founded on Islamic principles, including the dietary restrictions against eating pork or drinking alcohol