Emirati cuisine both traditional and modern, bringing the local community together through their love of fine food.
Cuisine is certainly a traveller's sojourn. For, while planning out a trip, one always has in mind a desire to savour some of the local delicacies. And when the destination is UAE, the craving to try out some Emirati recipes gets even stronger.
Tourists visiting the UAE have the entire world on their platter to try out some sumptuous recipes, literally! UAE is home to people of different nationalities, cultures and backgrounds, and this implies availability of a variety of food here.
Here are Some delicious Emirati dishes to try in the UAE:
Khanfroush: It is an Emirati dessert made of fried dough that contains rice, eggs and sugar, it's usually provided with Arabic green coffee or milk.
Markouka: This dish consists chicken, cooked with zucchinis, carrots, wheat and potatoes with black pepper.
Bottom chicken: Usually the chicken is layered on top of any cuisine. However, the bottom chicken dish is different. Here, the chicken is put under the rice in the cooking pot. The ingredients are mainly rice, chicken, curcuma, yoghurt, potatoes and onion.
Al-Jabab bread: This is similar to pan cakes, yet it has the flavor of the Emirati syrup that contains rosewater, cardamom and honey. It is one of the delicious Emirati desserts.
Bathieth: For those who have a sweet tooth but don't want to stuff up too much sugar, this is just the right delicacy! The sweet is made of dates, butter, brown wheat, rosewater, almonds, hazelnuts and sesame.
Madroob: This is a no-miss for those who love seafood. Madroob is an Emirati dish made of Hammour fish with Egyptian rice, tomato, garlic, onion, cloves and cinnamon.
Ayish: Is a dish of rice that should be served with meat or chicken. It is made of different spices such as rosewater, curcuma, saffron, and butter.
