FROM THE REGION’S KITCHENS
Recipes & Trends
Classic Gulf and Arab dishes explained for the home kitchen, and the trends reinventing them.
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RECIPES · UAE
Emirati Machboos: The Rice Dish That Carries a Culinary Heritage
Fragrant rice, warming spices and the depth of loomi, the dried lime of Gulf kitchens. A coastal fish machboos for six.
Saudi Kabsa: One Dish, Many Regional Expressions
Najdi and Hijazi kabsa, compared by spice, protein and rice, with a lamb kabsa to cook at home.
Luqaimat and Date Syrup: A Gulf Dessert with Staying Power
Crisp outside, soft within: from the traditional table to café culture. A saffron-scented luqaimat recipe with date syrup, for six.
Kunafa Reinvented: From Cheesecake to Croissants
Crisp shredded-pastry strands built for syrup and cheese now turn up in chocolate bars, buns, cakes and croissants. The reason has less to do with fashion than with texture.