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Saturday 23 May 2015

Dubai - food & drink

One of my favourite things about travelling is trying different foods from around the world. I wasn’t quite sure what to expect from Dubai’s food though. It turns out that it’s got quite a lot in common with Turkish food though – mezzes and meat which suits me well! 

One thing that is a little different about eating and drinking in Dubai though is the rules about alcohol. There’s not a lot of places where you can drink. Hotels are largely the exception, but a lot of non-hotel restaurants don’t have an alcohol licence, so you can’t enjoy a glass of wine with your meal. Residents also need a permit to be allowed to buy alcohol for their homes.

We stocked up at duty free before arriving to ensure we had supplies for our room.


Some snacks included:

Camel milk ice cream! I know this sounds random but actually it was delicious. Really creamy and tasty.  It turns out that camel milk ice cream is actually a healthy treat - low in fat and contains ten times more iron than cow's milk!  It's also thought to have five times the levels of B vitamins than cow's milk ice cream, as well as being high in calcium and a rich source of protein.  Wow - I accidentally stumbled on a new (expensive!) superfood.




  

Dates from the Spice Souk

Pistachio ice cream


Free drinks post our desert tour – a lot of places offer free drinks to ladies and one night the Italian restaurant (Rosso) in our hotel was running this promotion. I’ve never drunk rose champagne such a scruffy outfit before!


Easter snacks, courtesy of our hotel


  
A few of our meals…

Afternoon Tea at Burj Kalifa (read the blog post here)


Dinner / drinks at The Music Hall (read the blog post here)


Dinner at Kan Zaman - a great waterfront restaurant in the Al Shindig Heritage Village which serves local Arab food, specialising in meat grills.






Drinks at a colleague’s apartment overlooking the boat club marina 
 



Afternoon Teas at our hotel (Amwaj Rotan)





Japanese sushi and crab salad at Benihana



Salad lunches in the Atlantis Water Park

BBQ/buffet in the desert (read the blog post here)





Pre-evening out nibbles at our hotel

And of course, hotel breakfasts….I do love a buffet!






And, of course, during travelling - especially when we got upgraded to Business Class on the way home... 





Yum!

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