WHAT DOES UAE LOVE MOST: CURRY, PIZZA OR KIBBEH? _ Sabatier Pea er rarer arte ete Soi as perce rier enema eater oe cea) Rete Stes Beier ere coer reenter eres recent eey everett) Sortie De ee ent Sener! eee Pee a ey fee iran cee neal perenne eer ery oeett ierentetta perce Meee Pome neninenra) tty are omen aioe ee ree ey correo Prenat eo een ciara ee ary Potente ee ee rene perma tiny ernest poe seer cent nasi) Ce ee) rabicfood etre Prien w neat) pee ics eeu seed Pima) tee Reiter pero) Ceres ics Preombeertscent nied eye rity Pree eae Penman een eee ty ements erent Cee peony wintery Powe’ ae Rue oe acerca reenter Prenecmer ee een eed Coen ene ene rete’ perenne Coenen eereenn coaeeeniea ttn Petia perenmreetontae prs Eee eee eee peor amare pe Rien Meee ara Ceonetonat eel eae lca ene & ey ~e@ 6 4 @eWhat UAE loves most: Curry, pizza or kibbeh? >FROMPAGE27 Moreover hgh spending power nals consumers oy te id -Accoelngtoarecent sey con Stucted among the UAE residents Bépercentothe respondents ete weling tty new csines and con Copley several ml Siterestarants have been opening hroaghout the region. ‘Aeconingto the foremensonsd sures Indian cusine asthe most preferred inthe UAE, followed by Kalin, Lebanese abd Chinese ‘Among the mule culinary op thane arable, Japanese cusnes also gaining popularity, Sesh the favourite, bother notaerknown Preparations schssobs and won dealo being prefered. Sumesh Govind, owner of Cali cat Paragon and Salkars esa ant sab Dabs has this aby to tac the best fom the wor and ‘wth growing very oftmany a+ onales UAE residents ae pen totaste diferent cuisines “We at CalcutParagonhave wit nesied Arabs, Germans and Amer icuns, among other nationalities, frequenting, Thiisjst sone? thepuramcterio inde the gro ‘ng popularity of indian csines™ “The od corn the UAE hae snained aie, sien the lage con Sterne compris neatly Orn fenton snd lions Noto forget, many people in the UAE havea sweet tooth, and there willbe alot oft at Gulfood.~ Photo by Neera/ Maral intemational str as wellastspo- Son as a major re-export hu. Sev eal domestic and interatioal Food service providers have established brick-and-mortar presence in the ‘county totapthe market. ‘With expatriates representing ‘over 88 percent of the population, the mull-eultural society has fos. tered the demand for diferent types of cuisines, apart from the taditional. Arabic food. Factors such as inf of expatriates and business /leisire visitors are driv jing demand for packaged foods, 2 market that grew at an annualised rate of 8.2 per cent between 2010 ‘nd 2013 to $4.3 billion A Kamat Vegetarian Restaurant epokesper- fom sad Indian cuisine in Dubai andthe wold ove islaude forts ‘warming and pongent spices that Iring pci Mavours a ino ‘ugromas to preparations. “Pethaps one of he most defi ingeharatersticeof inden cui isthe use ofamscellany of ings hens, Research suggests that out of erund 381 ingens found Sound the worl Indian cuisine ‘kes use of 200f them ‘While traditional Indian dishes sucha bryan and even tndoor Chicken wil be loved forever, ir oon pres itself on integrating traditional favours in avery mod: em vay. Sheldon Rodrigues, res- ‘aurant manager of Junoon, said Indian food inthe UAE contines {0 grow in popalarty simply be cause of the sheer variety and ‘uniqueness of the cuisine see “The UAE isundoubtedly avery divers country and wecan see this diversity especially in Dual where almost every person you mest omes from & diferent part ofthe Wwork!. With this mixture of eth nics and culture, food becomes ‘more interesting and fun as one is encouraged to try and partake in ‘tisines which are unfamila. “The newiy-opened De Fish sea- food restaurant aso offers variety of seafood delicacies. Ratheck Par- al, managing director of De Fish, sald the fame of Indian food has reached all foreign shores, and there is galloping demand for it firomall quarters. "The impact of globalisation and spread of Indian people have given ‘big boost to the popalarity of tn dian food. With majority the pops lation hang from Ind, the aro satie favours ofthe country have Seamlessly mingled inthe cosmo- politan euture of Dub. The taste brindia canbe flésnyohere inthe foods of Dubai,” he said, adding thatthe Indian expats have played a big role in popularising Indian ‘cuisinesin Dabo, ‘sandhyacthalegtimescom