Dubai being cosmopolitan offers a wide range of international cuisines for thorse interested in a gastronomic experience. Here are my top ten dishes to try while in Dubai
Cheese sambousek
It is a popular Middle Eastern pastry, with roots in the region, particularly in Lebanon and other parts of the Middle East. The word “sambousek” itself is thought to come from the Persian word “sanbosag,” meaning “triangular pastry”. While the exact origin is difficult to pinpoint, it is widely believed to have been a popular dish from Spanish Andalusia that came to India during the Middle Ages. Indian Samosa owes it origins to Sambousek
Fatteh
Fatteh is believed to have originated in the Levantine region and is a popular dish in countries like Syria, Lebanon, Palestine, and Egypt. Fatteh, which translates to “crushed” or “crumbs” in Arabic, is a layered dish typically made of broken pieces of fried or toasted flatbread, topped with a variety of ingredients such as cooked chickpeas, tangy yogurt, garlic, and pine nuts. The addition of za’atar adds herby and tangy note.
Shakhtoura
Shakhtoura refers to a type of manakish (Lebanese flatbread) that is topped with awarma and eggs. Awarma is a dish of slow-cooked meat, typically beef or lamb, which is often used as a topping for various Lebanese street food items. However nowadays you also get Avocado replacing awarma as veg option.
Arabic Breakfast Tray
Tray of scrambled eggs, white cheese with tomato, mixed olives, rose am, Zatar with olive oil, labneh, halloumi, cheese, fresh cream and honey served with fresh tandoor bread.
Sichuan Wontons
Sichuan wontons, are a popular street food in China, particularly from Sichuan province. They are characterized by being spicy, salty, and aromatic, often served with a rich chili oil-based sauce. The wontons themselves are made by wrapping a minced pork filling in thin wonton wrappers and then boiled. For the vegetarians, pork is replaced with spinach which tastes equally good.
Egg thali
Starters: Boil Sukha masala, Cheese Bonda, Lemon pepper omelette, Bombay omelette and Masala Half fry Omelette. Main course: Red egg curry, Green egg curry, Butter garlic egg curry, Goti fry Masala, Boil fry masala, Australian fry and Egg white curry. Rice: Egg fried rice and Egg keema pulao
Turkish Kadayif (Kadayif with Cheese and Honey)
The term “kadayif” has Arabic origins, and it is also used for the similar shredded pastry dough in the Middle Eastern dessert knafeh. Kadayif is made from fine dough threads with a filling of milled almonds or walnuts and sugar syrup. This filling is seasoned with vanilla sugar and then wrapped in the dough threads. After baking and cooling, it is soaked in lemon sugar syrup.
Garden Benni
Homemade English muffin topped with sauteed baby spinach, fresh peas, asparagus, poached eggs, and hollandaise sauce.
South Indian Thali
Rice, Sambar, poriyal (dry stir-fry), kootu (mixed vegetable stew), kurma (gravy), Coconut and tomato chutneys along with side dishes vada, medu vada, sweet dish Rava Kesar and Buttermilk.
Chestnut bao
These are steamed buns filled with a sweet chestnut paste. They are a type of baozi, a popular steamed bun in Chinese cuisine. The filling is usually a creamy paste made from roasted chestnuts, sugar, and sometimes other ingredients like milk or butter.
So next time you are in Dubai do try these dishes!!
tha ks for the links as well, i will check them out!
