A camel  meat themed Iftar awaited me at the Media One hotel, Dubai Media City.  As you know, from reading my blog posts, I tend to explore things on my own. This time round, I decided to see this as a great opportunity to meet Nada Al Ghowainim, blogger at Undefined Declarations. (Nada and I have many things in common – it’s to do with being introverts, writers and travellers).

I took the metro from the Mall of Emirates Metro station to the Nakheel metro station. A ten minute walk from the station brought me to the doorstep of the hotel. I was mighty pleased to bypass the traffic build up happening on the highway.

The restaurant where the Iftar fare awaited us was dressed in neon green and pink coloured walls. The dishes were quite extensive and there was in no way I tasted each of them. For appetizer, I went for the apple mint soup sitting pretty green in test tubes.

Camel meat burgers, sausages and falafels were prepared fresh. They were gently placed into the hot oil pan. They gurgled as they got cooked. It was hard to determine the difference between the camel meat and that of lamb meat, once prepared as burgers. The camel milk tends to have a denser taste (according to me), but I didn’t notice this when eating marshmallows covered with camel chocolate milk.

The Umm Ali for dessert has a bit of a twist in the taste. I do not usually like Umm Ali, but this recipe won me over.

The Media One Hotel as seen from the metro station

The Media One Hotel as seen from the metro station

 

The traditional meat and rice dish seen at various iftars

The traditional meat and rice dish seen at various Iftars

 

He is preparing a camel meat shawarma just for me

He is preparing a camel meat shawarma just for me

 

A snapshot of colourful appetizers awaiting us.

A snapshot of colourful appetizers awaiting us.

 

Camel cheese along side raw veggie fingers

Camel cheese along side raw veggie fingers

 

This has got to be the spiciest potato chunks that I've ever tasted.

This has got to be the spiciest potato chunks that I’ve ever tasted.

 

Camel meat burger and camel meat sausages along with freshly prepared falafel

Camel meat burger and camel meat sausages along with freshly prepared falafel

 

Camel milk chocolate fountain

Camel milk chocolate fountain

 

My favourite part of the meal. Dunking marshmallows into the camel chocolate fountain

My favourite part of the meal. Dunking marshmallows into the camel chocolate fountain

 

Umm Ali with a rectangular pastry, muhalabia and chocolate covered marshmallows

Umm Ali with a rectangular pastry, muhalabia and chocolate covered marshmallows

 

Jelly chunks tasting like rose water. Another favourite amongst the desserts tonight

Jelly chunks tasting like rose water. Another favourite amongst the desserts tonight