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The popular cuisines of UAE adequately reflects it Arabic heritage. Arabic
food is generally a mixture of different foods and flavors. It is served with
different types of bread and a huge platter of fresh salad and vegetables.
Some of the popular UAE cuisines are mentioned below-
Arabic Mezze is one of the most loved cuisines in UAE. It is usually eaten
with hand and the bread is used to scoop up the food. Hot mezzes include chicken
shawarma (meat from a spit kebab). Falafel is another cuisine in UAE that one
can try. It is made local from mashed chickpeas and spices and rolled into balls
and generally eaten usually eaten with spicy aubergines, bread and hummus. Kebab
Kashkash -a dish of meat and spices in a tomato sauce is favorite in UAE.
Some of the other local UAE cuisines include Matchbous, spiced lamb with rice,
Harries, Umm ali, a type of bread pudding, Esh asarya, a kind of cheese cake
with cream topping and Mahalbiya which is also a kind of delicious pudding favored
by the Arabs. Apart from all these due to the availability of palm trees dates
are very popular and eaten fresh or dried with lots of UAE cuisines. Shawama
is another Middle Eastern snack which one can find in small shops across the
country. It is a grilled Shavings of chicken or lamb mixed with salad and rolled
inside Arabic breads. Coffee is also very popular in UAE.
But cuisines in UAE are not limited to Arabic tastes. Especially in Dubai one
can find a lot of international cuisines. There are lots of European and Indian
restaurants offering delicious food for the gastronomically adventurous.
Lebanese cuisine is one of the most common foods in Dubai. You would find
out some of the best Lebanese restaurants in Dubai. Lebanese delicacies are
usually served with Arabic bread, fresh salad and pickles.
Another popular Dubai food is Iranian or Persian delicacies. Iranian food is
known for its distinctive style as well as flavors. Spicy rice dishes are the
major highlights of Iranian cuisine. Iranian dishes are usually served with
lettuce, cabbage, tomato, onion and minty yogurt sauce. Iranian bread or Naan
is popular worldwide. It is being baked in different ways. Lavash is one of
the widely used form of Naan. It is very thin and square in shape with slight
elasticity.
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