This is my 13th post and therefore I'm cursed with a touch of Blogger's Block. It is the last day of National Nutrition Month so I'm a little down. I can't get excited about writing about fine dining in Abu Dhabi because it is so similar to fine dining in Houston or Dallas but I promised so here goes.
You can find any type of food here. Surprisingly, the hardest to find is the traditional Emirati style dining experience. You know the one where you sit on the floor and eat with you right hand only. (see photo)
Most of the upscale restaurants are in the hotels and resorts. If you want wine with your dinner, then the hotels are the only places that serve alcohol. The Emirates Palace is 7 star so of course that is where we go for special occasions. The seafood is fantastic and there are many nice places to get that.
There are a few "Mexican" restaurants that get better the longer we've been here and the more we forget what real Mexican tastes like. I must say that it is better than any of the Mexican that we ate when we lived in Norway, Holland, London, Singapore and especially Virginia.
There is a new place opening up at the Intercontinental called "Carnivore". You will be able to dine on zebra and camel with a side of wildebeest. Yum.
As you can see, we are not starving here. The eating options here are the best we have ever had in 10 years of ex-pat life. We even found Blue Bell ice cream in one store and I'm still amazed.
So I will close out the food series and next week I'll write about the Prophet Mohammad(peace be upon him) in honor of his birthday.
1 comment:
Do you think you will be able to get over your fear of red meat to eat at "Carnivore"? You are going to have to try camel and zebra for more of your investigative reporting... take one for the team Mom. The restuarant isn't called "Cannibal."
-Christie
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