http://www.shawarmaandjuice.com Discovering the Tastes of the UAE Sat, 27 Feb 2010 14:35:01 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Mako Shark Steak Unknown Origin - Presumably the Indian Ocean Quality: High Quality Price: 1 kg for AED 9.95; therefore 1 lb for $1.24 Purchased at: LuLu Hypermarket At the time of purchase, I did not know this fish was on Greenpeace's "red list". http://www.shawarmaandjuice.com/2010/02/27/mako-shark-steaks/ Ribeye Steak Grown in Australia Distance: 7245 miles from Melbourne, Australia Quality: High quality Price: 1 kg for AED 70; therefore 1 lb for $8.71 Ribeye Steak from Australia http://www.shawarmaandjuice.com/2010/02/02/ribeye-steak/ My recent excursion to Riyadh was uneventful because of work-related timings and managed the logistics for a six-person team. We did stop at one place, Mama Noura on Oleya Road near the Sheraton. Its a mainstay of inexpensive good eats. Three of us went ... http://www.shawarmaandjuice.com/2010/02/02/58/ Had a big trip to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia for work - so no posts for a bit. Now I'm back and ready to function again. http://www.shawarmaandjuice.com/2010/02/01/woah-finally-returned/ Honey Mandarin Oranges Grown in Pakistan Distance: 738 miles from Karachi, Pakistan Quality: High quality Price: 1 kg for AED 2.95; therefore 1 pound for $0.37 [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="800" caption="Honey Mandarin Oranges from Pakistan"][/caption] http://www.shawarmaandjuice.com/2010/01/13/honey-mandarin-oranges/ Lychees Grown in South Africa Distance: 3455 miles from Johannesburg Quality: High quality Price: 1 kg for AED 9.95; therefore 1 pound for $1.24 [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="800" caption="Lychees from South Africa"][/caption] http://www.shawarmaandjuice.com/2010/01/13/lychees/ Strawberries Grown in Egypt Distance: 1500 miles from Cairo Quality: High quality Price: 250 g (cleaned) for AED 9.95 Price conversion: 1 pint is roughly 288g; therefore 1 pint = AED 9.95; therefore 1 pint = $2.72 [caption id="" align="alignright" width="800" caption="Egyptian Strawberries ready for eating."][/caption] http://www.shawarmaandjuice.com/2010/01/13/strawberries/ I have let this blog lapse due to my chaotic schedule and desire to make something more out of it. In recent months, my job has settled and I have decided to "get back to basics". I've been reading a lot about the history and development of ... http://www.shawarmaandjuice.com/2010/01/13/new-direction/ The next stop was Maya from Le Royal Meridien and their Hammour Ceviche. "Hammour" is the Middle Eastern name for a grouper. They are extremely popular fish here, particularly because their size yields an enormous amount of edible meat. The very basic ceviche recipe was ... http://www.shawarmaandjuice.com/2009/03/20/taste-of-dubai-part-2/ The Taste of Dubai is an annual food and beverage event in Media City, Dubai. This year my mate Nic couldn't use her tickets and gave them to me. So, we headed out for a Friday afternoon of food and drink. The event is held outdoors and ... http://www.shawarmaandjuice.com/2009/03/16/taste-of-dubai/