10 bites to try at the Abu Dhabi Food Festival Street Feast

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Stacie Overton Johnson rounds up the 10 tastes to try at the Abu Dhabi Food Festival Street Feast which runs from December 15-17 at the corniche.

Mama’esh

Palestinian musakhan rolls, Dh25

Five delicious, crispy flatbread rolls filled with chicken breast, red onion, pine nuts, organic Palestinian olive oil and sumac, baked in a wood-fired oven.

Gobai

Goan-style mini chicken burgers, Dh35

Not the average chicken burger. These two mini burgers come filled with chopped marinated chicken, pomegranate seeds, fresh coriander, pickled radish, cabbage and a tasty sauce.

Casa Latina

Pabellon, Dh50

This Venezuelans arepa is a gluten-free corn cake filled with black beans, pulled beef, crumbled cheese and sweet plantains. This is filling and messy. Ask for extra napkins.

Pinza

Tandoori chicken pizza, Dh50

Pinza has eight pizzas on offer, including one topped with Nutella. Step outside your comfort zone with the tandoori chicken pizza. It comes with ground masala, mozzarella, onions, Tandoori chicken, jalapeños, chutney sauce and coriander. The super crispy crust comes from dough that’s 80 per cent water, 20 per cent flour and baked in an ultra hot oven.

Zo’s Kitchen Pudding Stop

Brownie doughnut balls, Dh15

Don’t miss these deep-fried brownie balls covered in chocolate sauce. Rich, not overly sweet and a perfect street feast dessert. Zo’s also has three refreshing mojitos on offer: passion fruit, berry and elderflower.

The Shebi

Pulled beef burger, Dh40

This sandwich is stuffed with pulled beef and topped with coleslaw, an onion ring and Sriracha mayonnaise. It’s a little sweet, a little tangy and packed with flavour.

Tornado Potato

Spiral, fried potato on a stick, Dh15

This quick, inexpensive snack is a must-try bite. You can get it dusted with black pepper, garlic powder, cumin, chilli powder or salt. Or have it drizzled with ketchup, mayonnaise, barbecue sauce or cheddar cheese sauce.

BurgerItch

Doughnut burger

This one is hard to resist. Where else can you get two beef patties sandwiched between two Krispy Kreme doughnuts? It comes with a mound of lettuce, cheese, pickles and three’s even an onion ring in the mix. It’s going to induce guilt, but it’s worth breaking your diet for.

Mia Strada

Penne with pomodoro sauce, Dh50

Choose from three kinds of pasta and four kinds of sauce for a classic taste of Italian street food. A generous portion of pasta is dropped and mixed with spices in a cheese wheel, scraping enough cheese off the sides of the wheel to make your mouth water.

Ice Cream Lab

Cookies and cream, Dh40

End on a sweet note with a bowl of this organic, silky smooth ice cream whipped up on the spot with liquid nitrogen. Have your camera ready for the vaporous fog that results. Choose from cookies and cream, vanilla with salted pretzel and caramel sauce or vanilla with lotus biscuit.