One of the advantages that the UAE enjoys is the diversity of its foods, As the visitor or resident can eat the food of any country you want, However, the experience of eating local food remains a unique experience, the Emirati cuisine has been able to maintain its identity despite the great diversity in the country
Emirati cuisine is rich in delicious and nutritious dishes, but here are the most famous ones:
1. Al Harees:
Al Harees is one of the tastiest dishes, which consists of wheat and meat that is cooked for a very long time until it melts. It might be the slow cooking technology or the wooden spoon used to move it. is what makes this plate so yummy. Some start cooking the wheat first, then adding the meat, others add the ingredients together, and then they start cooking. For me, I don't care, it's a delicious dish in both cases. In addition to being delicious, it is useful because it contains the most important nutrients, Like protein and carbohydrates. It is a traditional dish in Oman and other neighbouring countries, it is not classified in sweet or salty dishes as consisting of both.
2. Tharid:
It is nutritious and popular in the Arabian Peninsula countries.
Tharid is an ancient dish dating back thousands of years and it was the favourite dish of the Prophet Muhammad.
It is a mix of meat, bread and vegetables. It is similar between the UAE and other neighbouring countries in the Arabian Peninsula, while each one is distinguished by adding its own flavour that makes it distinctive, recently some started cooking the dish with chicken instead of meat, on the contrary of Harees, Tharid is easy to prepare as it doesn't need much time to get ready to eat.
3. Balaleet:
It's a sweet food that is eaten for breakfast, it consists of Vermicelli, sugar and saffron with the possibility of adding eggs or nuts to the dish, it's a generally popular dish in all countries of the Arabian Peninsula, a simple dish with its ingredients but previously it was good to start a hard day, or iftar in Ramadan, cooking needs about 15 minutes to get ready, it can also be prepared with cinnamon or raisins.
4. Emirati Regag Bread:
It is a traditional ancient dish, dating back to ancient times.
A simple formula is a mixture of brown flour, salt and water.
It is really delicious whether fresh or it can be eaten after a few days without changing its taste, what distinguishes it is that it contains high quantities of calories, of course, it's a clandestine right now, making it at home, but it's available in bakeries.
5. Luqaimat:
They are balls, it's something like donuts with syrup.
Consisting of Milk, flour, oil, cardamom, sugar and other additions, we add on it date molasses before eating.
It may be hidden to some types of Emirati dishes as well as to them that they are appetizing and worth the experience, the UAE food experience will take you away from the towers and luxury to a simplicity that will make you happy.