SIAL Middle Eastern Food Exhibition 2014 — in pictures

Coffee beans produced by Boon Coffee in Dubai. Lee Hoagland / The National
Chefs and visitors take photos of food on display at the SIAL Middle Eastern Food Exhibition. Lee Hoagland / The National
A chocolate sculpture honouring breast cancer survivors on display at the SIAL Middle Eastern Food Exhibition. Lee Hoagland / The National
Harsha Sangeewa gives a demonstration on how to prepare a cake. Lee Hoagland / The National
Erhan Tunali of Banvit demonstrates how to operate his electronic meat cutting machine at the Middle Eastern Food Exhibition. Lee Hoagland / The National
Mohammed Belhoussaine, president of Dar Azaaran, holds up saffron that he brought from Morocco. Lee Hoagland / The National
Chefs created sculptures out of bread during a competition at the SIAL Middle Eastern Food Exhibition. Lee Hoagland / The National
Iqbal Hamzah, the chief executive of Agthia, says they are looking entering with their own distribution in Egypt. Lee Hoagland / The National
The SIAL Middle Eastern Food Exhibition has 27 international pavilions participating. Lee Hoagland / The National