Next subject - very dear to my heart: FOOD!
Well; as it's probably the most important thing about a country for me, I made sure that I verified the quality of grub in this possibly-McDubai place. My reliable food source, Kish, told me not to worry, and so far - he has been dead right; very high quality tasty stuff for ok prices.
There seems to be a selection of food as wide as the Indian Ocean, and most of it inspired by India/Pakistan. Fortunately for a Brit like myself, who was worried about missing my good ol' "English" curry, the lovely stuff is everywhere; gawd bless the influx of Pakistanis who build all the projects we design AND bring the best food here as well! The legendary place here for ExPats to get a fix seems to be Ravi's in Satwa - it is brilliant! You know from the wafting walk beside the tandoor and meat prep that the food'll be great. The obvious high turnover of European and Indian customers is a classic sign of top-notch nice nosh. It doesn't dissapoint - slightly different to UK (i.e. Bangladeshi curries) style 'Indian' food; everything seems to be a hit. There's lots of bone used, which gives more flavour and a bit more thickening to the gravies; ooh I'm hungry right now! Try the Chicken Peshwari (nothing like a Peshwari naan)!
Beyond my Indian subcontinent obsession, there's every other type of food available. The horror that is the air-conditioned food court (which feels like you should be shopping at Poundland just before) is actually quite a good experience, adn something to get used to in Dubes. There are some bad restos and some great ones - it's early days, so I have a very limited knowledge!
Meals are usually not enjoyed with a cool beer - a great shame, when the temperature is PERFECT! But then, in this hyprocritical society, where you can be greedy, have many wives and make them dress restrictively - you're not allowed to enjoy a nice cool beer au plein air... hmmm
I could write and write and write about food (and i will do in the coming months), but I'll leave it here for the moment, and let you imagine... ciao
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Can't say I remember much about the driving in Saudi from when I lived there but one of my longest lasting memories is of Arabian food which I still deeply adore. You also have to be thankful that the quality of the ingredients coming off the Dhow's from India is far better than the stuff in the UK. Try getting down to the harbour and markets that the restaurants buy from?
Hope you both are settling in nicely!
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