Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque iftar meals - in pictures

  • Nearly 30,000 iftar meals are prepared every day at Erth Abu Dhabi hotel. All photos: Victor Besa / The National
    Nearly 30,000 iftar meals are prepared every day at Erth Abu Dhabi hotel. All photos: Victor Besa / The National
  • Spices are added to chickens.
    Spices are added to chickens.
  • The marinated chickens are put on trays and taken to another kitchen to be roasted.
    The marinated chickens are put on trays and taken to another kitchen to be roasted.
  • Once roasted, the chickens are ready to be packed with biryani rice.
    Once roasted, the chickens are ready to be packed with biryani rice.
  • The chickens are now ready.
    The chickens are now ready.
  • The biryani spices, rice and chicken are mixed to prepare biryani.
    The biryani spices, rice and chicken are mixed to prepare biryani.
  • The biryani is put into small boxes.
    The biryani is put into small boxes.
  • Vegetables such as carrots and lettuce are chopped by a chopping machine called the robot coupe.
    Vegetables such as carrots and lettuce are chopped by a chopping machine called the robot coupe.
  • Salad boxes are prepared.
    Salad boxes are prepared.
  • Iftar boxes are packed.
    Iftar boxes are packed.
  • The boxes are then loaded onto delivery trucks.
    The boxes are then loaded onto delivery trucks.
  • A box of rice and chicken.
    A box of rice and chicken.
  • Each iftar box contains dates, laban, an apple, salad, juice and water.
    Each iftar box contains dates, laban, an apple, salad, juice and water.