Deep Fried

We share the quirks and perks of eating with hands across four cultures found in Dubai—Indian, Jordanian, Filipino and Ethiopian—with our Frying Pan Adventures' food tour guides, Farida Ahmed and Nahla Tabbaa.

Visit our blog for a list of restaurants where you can order these traditional meals.

Instagram handles: Frying Pan Adventures (@fryingpanadventures), Farida (@faridaa), Nahla (@nahlatabbaa) 

Two Chinese food afficianados, Xini Wei and Jing Leng, reveal 5 Chinese noodle dishes that you've got to try. 

Get the restaurants, location pins and noodle names shared by Xini and Jing on our blog.

Instagram handles: Xini Wei (@xiniw), Jing Leng (@tinhindubai) Frying Pan Adventures (@fryingpanadventures).

A special episode dedicated to Beirut in the aftermath of the explosions on August 4, 2020. We hear from 5 Dubai-based chefs who are behind the Cook for Beirut dinners to raise funds for the Lebanese Red Cross to aid those affected in Beirut. 

The 5 chefs that joined us on the show are: Bethany Kehdy (@bethanykehdy), Rita Soueidan (@sweetfixbyrita) Greg Malouf (@gregmaloufchef), Ruby Chaer (@rubychaer) and Mohammad Orfali (@m.orfali).

Special thanks to Marilyn Zakour and Rhea Chadid from Who Run the World podcast for sharing information on how to support Beirut through the crisis. The link mentioned in the podcast is: https://lebanoncrisis.carrd.co/#donate

We will continue to add links from the community here in Dubai to support Beirut:

• Links to the Lebanese Red Cross and other organizations supporting the relief efforts in Beirut: https://lebanoncrisis.carrd.co/#donate
• Lebanon Disaster Relief Screenings on 9th, 14th, 15th August 2020 at Cinema Akil: https://www.instagram.com/p/CDmCNQHB4lj/
• Beirut Relief Dinner on 16th August 2020 at Bait Maryam in Dubai: https://www.instagram.com/p/CDtAul8scaZ

*Reposting as the previous Shawarma episode had only music, no shawarma. Sorry about that!*

We share our top spots for shawarma in Dubai and what toppings we strongly believe must (or must not) be in your chicken or meat shawarma. Rerun from Who Run the World podcast.

Get the list and location pins of our favourite shawarma spots on our blog.

Instagram handles: Who Run the World (@whoruntheworldpod), Frying Pan Adventures (@fryingpanadventures).

Amanda Mouttaki from Marrakech Food Tours takes us through 3 days of nose-to-tail lamb feasting in Morocco for Eid Al Adha, the Muslim Festival of Sacrifice.

Read more on our blog:

• About Amanda Mouttaki
• Podcast Recap: Lamb Dishes Cooked Across 3 Days of Eid Al Adha in Morocco
• Amanda's Prune & Fried Almond Lamb Tagine Recipe (Mrouzia)
• Transcript of the podcast episode

Instagram handles: Amanda Mouttaki (@marocmama), Frying Pan Adventures (@fryingpanadventures).

We explore six of our favourite Indian chaat dishes and where to find them in Dubai with long-time Indian expats and tour guides, Farida and Noorin. 

Find the list of foods and restaurants mentioned as well as the complete transcript of this episode on our blog here.

Instagram handles: Frying Pan Adventures (@fryingpanadventures), Farida (@faridaa), Noorin (@noogoopoo). 

We attempt to track down the birthplace of decadent cheese kunafa with two food historians and cookbook authors—Dima Sharif and Mary Isin—who share the medieval Arab and Ottoman stories respectively.

Find the complete transcript of this episode on our blog here.

About Our Guest Speakers:

Dima Sharif is the author of Plated Heirlooms, an encyclopaedic collection of Palestinian recipes.

Mary Isin has researched Ottoman cuisine extensively and published a number of articles and books, including the Bountiful Empire: A History of Ottoman Cuisine and Sherbet and Spice: The Complete Story of Turkish Sweets and Desserts.

Instagram handles: Dima Sharif (@dimasharifonline), Mary Isin (@isinmary) Frying Pan Adventures (@fryingpanadventures).

Dubai supper club hostess and Lebanese hummus aficianado Lynn Kazim helps us make the perfect restaurant-style, super creamy hummus at home.

You can find Lynn's perfect hummus recipe on her Instagram highlights here.

Instagram handles: Lynn Kazim (@_nosoupforyou), Frying Pan Adventures (@fryingpanadventures).

We explore the souring ingredients used by two cultures that adore their acid—Iran and North East India—with our guest speaker Mojgan Endjavi-Barbé and Eating Designer Mufaddal Husein.

Instagram handles: Mojgan Endjavi-Barbé (@mojganendjavibarbe), Mufaddal Husein (@mufaddal.husein), Frying Pan Adventures (@fryingpanadventures).

What are the strangest, most uncommon ingredients on display at Dubai's Spice Souk? We take a virtual visit to this local souk with two of our expert souk guides Tanya and Nahla.

Links mentioned on the podcast:

• Grab a copy of The Ultimate Guide to Dubai's Spice Souk here: https://www.fryingpanadventures.com/tour/soukguide/
• Watch the video and join a wildly fun game of spicy Bingo aka SPINGO here: https://www.fryingpanadventures.com/tour/spingo/

Instagram handles: Frying Pan Adventures (@fryingpanadventures), Tanya (@tanyarehman), Nahla (@nahlatabbaa).