At a roadside bakery in the Asir mountains of southwestern Saudi Arabia, customers were already lined up to place orders when the shop opened at 2 p.m. The baker prepared large batches of dough overnight and baked traditional breads including mifa and hali.
The shop sits on the route near Al-Sawda, about 3,133 metres above sea level, attracting locals and visitors. This was not a breakfast queue but a wait for the afternoon bake. Overnight preparation, a fixed opening time and oven capacity translated a household bread tradition into an ordered roadside business.