Last night my friends and I decided to go out for dinner and try something new. I suggested for them to try Turkish food, so we looked up for Turkish restaurants in Abu Dhabi. We found a restaurant in Dalma Mall called Qaser Alsalateen.It was in our neighborhood so it didn’t take long to get there, after 15 minutes we arrived to our destination. We were surprised by the Islamic decoration, the decoration of the restaurant was inspired by the old Ottoman civilization. The walls were dark brown, the decorations were in gold, the lights were yellow, and the chairs were red. The music that they played was a very old Turkish music it has some loud drumming and oboe sound with marvelous turkish tones. I liked it. Later on, it was time to order the food. We ordered a dish called ‘Alizakan.’ It is a very famous dish in Turkey that contains grilled meat, bread, yogurt, and some vegetables. What I liked most was the spicy strong taste of the meat, it was very delightful. For dessert we had the famous Baklava, which is a crispy pastry that is covered with honey and green pistachios. Finally we drank black bitter Turkish coffee with powdery coffee beans at the bottom of cup.The coffee was heavenly delicious.
There are many differences between Turkish cuisine and Emirati cuisine.Firstly, ‘Alinazik kebab’. It's a majestic dish that contains meat that is grilled on charcoal and flame, It is a famous dish in Turkey. However, meat and rice ‘Machbos’ is a famous dish in the United Arab Emirates and in the arabian gulf. There are many ways to cook Machbos like cooking the rich pieces of meat in the oven and boiling the pearly rice. In addition,each country serve their famous dishes in their own traditional way. For example ,in Turkey they serve the ‘Alinazik Kebab’ with a round and soft white bread called ‘simi’ and some grilled vegetables like tomato and green pepper also they add sauces like garlic sauce and yogurt . Whereas in the United Arab Emirates they serve their famous dish ‘Machbos’ with a yogurt and different kinds of salads like arugula salad and pomegranate salad. Each dish has a magnificent taste .’Alinazik kebab’ taste so chewy flavourful of turkish spices beside it watery grilled vegetable. While the ‘Machbos’ full of different khaleeji spices and grilled nuts like cashew, pistachios and almond. In conclusion Turkish cuisine and Emirati cuisine are similar in many ways like cooking techniques.
Turkish Cuisine
" Explore the magnificently of the Turkish cuisine ".
By : Mona , Salama , Lulwa , Amani
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