{"id":15922,"date":"2019-01-20T11:28:44","date_gmt":"2019-01-20T07:28:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/?p=15922"},"modified":"2019-01-20T11:28:44","modified_gmt":"2019-01-20T07:28:44","slug":"vida-downtown-plates-up-taste-of-arabia-for-the-middle-eastern-cuisine-lovers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/vida-downtown-plates-up-taste-of-arabia-for-the-middle-eastern-cuisine-lovers\/","title":{"rendered":"Vida Downtown Plates Up &#8216;Taste Of Arabia&#8217; For The Middle Eastern Cuisine Lovers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Middle Eastern dishes are full of flavours, thanks to the exotic herbs and spices and believe it or not, there is a lot more to Middle Eastern food than just chickpeas and hummus! Get ready for an exceptional culinary delight at Vida Downtown every Thursday evening with the new \u2018Taste of Arabia\u2019 experience.<\/p>\n<p>The \u2018Taste of Arabia\u2019 experience will be served in a relaxed and sharing-style set-up. Dig into aromatic flavours and traditional combinations, reminiscent of centuries-old recipes known only to our great grandmothers. Rediscover some of your most comforting\u00a0classic recipes that is sure to remind you of your childhood.<\/p>\n<p>The \u2018Taste of Arabia\u2019 menu includes cold and hot mezzes, with traditional favourites such as <em>Hummus, Mutabal, Tabbouleh, Grilled Halloumi, Rocca and Zaatar, Kibbeh, Spinach Fatayer, Fattoush, Cheese Rakakat, Baba Ganush, Shanklish, <\/em>and <em>Meat Samboussik<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Dig into an array of authentic grandma\u2019s to-die-for dishes. One cannot miss the melt-in-the-mouth tender, delicately flavoured and juicy meat served with rice and yogurt sauce, Lamb Ouzzi. The other dishes on the menu include <em>Vegetables Salona Curry, Fish Hara<\/em> and <em>Koussa Mehsheh<\/em>. Warm up to the live barbeque station with some freshly grilled chicken <em>Shish Tawok, Lamb Kofta <\/em>and<em> Spicy Tiger Prawn<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>For the sweet lovers, there is a dessert menu that offers a selection of delicious Arabic sweets, assorted pastries, cakes and chilled sliced fruit. Quench your thirst with both cold and hot beverages including laban, fresh juices, and Moroccan tea.<\/p>\n<p>Nothing brings people together\u00a0like good\u00a0food. Available on Thursdays, Taste of Arabia, combining different colours, textures, aromas and flavours from both land and sea. The comfortable atmosphere makes it the perfect selection to kick-back with your loved ones and favourite hubbly bubbly.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Date:<\/strong> Every Thursday<\/p>\n<p><strong>Time:<\/strong> 7pm \u2013 10pm<\/p>\n<p><strong>Venue:<\/strong> 3in1 at Vida Downtown<\/p>\n<p><strong>Price:<\/strong> AED 190 per person; 50% off hubbly bubbly until 10 February 2019<\/p>\n<p>For reservations or more details, please call +971 4 8883 444 or email <a href=\"mailto:dine@emaar.com\">dine@emaar.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-15923\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/C-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"239\" height=\"160\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-15924\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/C1-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"240\" height=\"159\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Middle Eastern dishes are full of flavours, thanks to the exotic herbs and spices and believe it or not, there is a lot more to Middle Eastern food than just chickpeas and hummus! Get ready for an exceptional culinary delight at Vida Downtown every Thursday evening with the new \u2018Taste of Arabia\u2019 experience. 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