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Dubai offers a diverse range of food and beverage outlets.
Middle East Cuisine
Dubai is an excellent place to taste all types of Gulf and Middle Eastern food, including Iranian, Moroccan and Lebanese.
Arabian food makes up an important part of most buffet spreads. Specialities include, Hoummus- a dip made from chickpeas and sesame seeds, Ghuzi- a whole roast lamb on a bed of rice mixed with nuts and Wara enab- vine leaves stuffed with rice. Local dishes include, Matchbous- spiced lamb with rice, Hareis- a rich delicacy of slow-cooked wheat and tender lamb and Seafood served with specially seasoned rice.
Delicious regional desserts include, Umm Ali (literally 'Mother of Ali')- a type of bread pudding, Esh asaraya- a sweet kind of cheesecake with a cream topping, Mehalabiya-a pudding sprinkled with rosewater and pistachios.
A traditional Middle Eastern snack is the shawarma - grilled slice of lamb or chicken, mixed with salad and rolled inside a pocket of Arabic bread - that is sold in many small outlets around the city.
International cuisine
Standards of international cuisine in Dubai are high and the choice is wide. Top class European restaurants in the city's hotels range from French to Italian, Swiss to Mediterranean, Spanish to Greek and British to German.
Asia is equally well represented with many fine Chinese, Japanese, Thai, Filipino and Korean restaurants, as well as numerous outlets featuring cuisine from the Asian Subcontinent. There are also several American and Mexican restaurants in the city. International fast food chains are represented by such names as McDonald's, Kentucky Fried Chicken, Pizza Hut, Pizza Inn, Round Table Pizza, Pizza Corner, Harry Ramsden's, Burger King, Shakey's, Wimpy, Dunkin' Donuts and Hardee's.
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