Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Jan 10, 2013 - Participantes of a walking food tour around Deira eat some falafel. ( Jaime Puebla / The National Newspaper )
Tour operator Arva Ahmed, right, is blessed with a knack of unearthing hidden food gems in old Dubai. Jaime Puebla / The National Newspaper
Enjoying Lebanese food in Deira. Jaime Puebla / The National
Musakhan is Palestinian. It's a sort of open chicken pie featuring moist roasted meat and soft, slowly sweated, sumac-tinged onions arranged on top of thin layers of bread that quickly soak up the sour-sweet juices. Jaime Puebla / The National
Backstage: The tour is taken for a look into the kitchens. Jaime Puebla / The National Newspaper
What's key here is portion sizes; we nibble and taste, but don't fill ourselves up, which is a very good thing considering what lies ahead. Jaime Puebla / The National
