Before I ate my first Italian wood fired pizza, before I went to that swanky Japanese sushi bar for the first time, or the neighborhood Chinese joint, the first non-Indian cuisine I encountered was British. Not real food, mind you, but the tempting, oh so delicious descriptions in my favorite novels. From Enid Blyton to Jane Austen to P.G. Wodehouse, every favorite character in every favorite novel seems to have food on their mind. Yes, British food gets ridiculed a lot. But forget their main course dishes for now, and think of the full English breakfast and the elegant afternoon teas. Then try imagining the world without cucumber sandwiches or potato chips and you will realize you can't do without British food. Which is why when I saw that DK was looking for hosts for her monthly event AWED (A Worldly Epicurean's Delight) and there has never been a British AWED, I promptly signed up. The rules are simple really: Make any vegetarian or vegan British dish (eggs are
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Siri
Places to eat...there are many more upscale places/chains that have come up, but the following are classics, they've been around forever.
Al Mallah cafe at Diyafa street- falafel, fresh juice/tahiti/milkshakes- the choc one is great. Sit outside on the street and watch the world go by.
Meena Bazar- gold shopping and falafel from Persian Cafeteria.This is just a tiny cafe that makes amazing desi style dal falefals. No place to sit here. And it's cheap!
Automatic restaurant for the hummus, moutabal and kababs (but you're a vegetarian right?)
Sindh Punjab- chaat/pani puri/chana bhature etc.
Upscale places
Lenotre near Spinneys in Jumeirah- great desserts!
360 degrees at the Jumeirah hotel- it's a circular lounge surrounded by water.
Teatro in Bustan Rotana- amazing food!
There are a lot of great Chinese places to eat as well but I can't recall the names now.
Have fun Simran.
Do whatever ,but do have a BLAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAST
Happy Vacation :-)