UAE desserts // 10 Emirati desserts to try in Dubai and Abu Dhabi!

ghee

🥗Healthier: coconut oil

💰Cheaper: butter

Coconut oil provides a dairy-free alternative.

sugar

🥗Healthier: honey

💰Cheaper: brown sugar

Honey adds natural sweetness with unique flavor.

dates

🥗Healthier: dried figs

💰Cheaper: raisins

Figs provide similar texture and sweetness.

rose water

🥗Healthier: orange blossom water

💰Cheaper: vanilla extract

Orange blossom water offers a floral note.

Introduce the video and the dessert being made, which is called Basbousa, a semolina cake.

Mention that the dessert is usually served with syrup but in this case, it was served with cream instead.

Explain that Basbousa is made with semolina and coconut flour, flavored with cardamom and rose water.

State that the cake was a bit dry and not very sweet, and recommend asking for syrup on the side.

Describe the portion size as big enough to share.

Mention trying another dessert called Luqaimat, which is a fried dessert served with date syrup and sesame seeds, flavored with cardamom and saffron.

Explain that Luqaimat tastes like pancakes and is widely available in Emirati restaurants.

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