Dubai is unlike any place on Earth, and so is its cuisine.

“Whether you travel to Dubai for business or pleasure, you’ll need to recharge with some food. A city of diverse flavors, ingredients, and spices, eating in Dubai is its own reason to visit.” (Globotrek)

Here are some popular dishes in Dubai you won’t want to miss.

Foods To Try

Manousheh
Kousa Mahshi
Baba Ganoush
Fatteh
Shish Tawook
Luqaimat

Manakish

Manakish, or in singular form man'ousheh, consisting of dough topped with thyme, cheese, or ground meat. Similar to a pizza, it can be sliced or folded, and it can be served either for breakfast or lunch. The word manaqish is the plural of the Arabic word manqūshah, meaning that after the dough has been rolled flat, it is pressed by the fingertips to create little dips for the topping to lie in.

Kousa Mahshi

Stuffed zucchini is a dish common in the region of the former Ottoman Empire from the Balkans to the Levant and Egypt, a kind of dolma. It consists of various kinds of squash or zucchini stuffed with rice and sometimes meat and cooked on the stovetop or in the oven. The meat version is served hot, as a main course. The meatless version is considered an "olive-oil dish" and is often eaten at room temperature or warm.

Baba ghanoush

Baba ghanoush, also spelled baba ganoush or baba ghanouj, is a Levantine appetizer of mashed cooked eggplant mixed with tahini (made from sesame seeds), olive oil, possibly lemon juice, and various seasonings. Traditionally, mutabbal is the condiment aforedescribed and baba ghanoush is more like a salad dip made with pomegranate molasses (or pomegranate seeds) and olive oil, and often without tahini. It may be mixed with onions, tomatoes, or other vegetables.

Fatteh

Another very traditional dish, made out of nuts, pieces of toasted bread, yogurt and spices with olive oil. It is eaten with a spoon at any time of the day.

Shish taouk

Shish taouk is a traditional marinated chicken shish kebab of Ottoman cuisine that later became part of Middle Eastern cuisine. It is also served in kebab houses in many cities around the world.