Food

Ah, the food here. I was told by some people that I would lose a lot of weight being over in the UAE due to food being different than I was used to, limited access, etc. Well this is simply not the case. The food here is amazing, and all the Iftar feasts didn’t help. Lots of great sheep and beef with spiced rice cooked in the traditional way by burying the meat underground and letting it slow cook for hours.

I even ate pigeon. The meat was very brown/red and tasted quite good. The food shops here are great too. There are many larger supermarket where I will be able to buy all the food I desire. The fresh seafood selection here is amazing. I bought a whole shark last week, and it did taste quite good. It was also about 3 dollars a pound, so I will certainly be buying it again. I will try to eat as many beans and lentils while here too. Hopefully I will come back to the states a bit more in shape than I left.

Pigeon in the upper left corner:

From Downtown Abu Dhabi