Iftar

Iftar is the break-fast meal eaten once the sun goes down during Ramadan.  It is most common to break fast at home, but it's also popular to have iftar at tents which hotels set up.  We have been eyeing the gigantic tent that Emirates Palace since it was put up, and this week Nick had a chance to file a report from the inside.

It seems the experts will load up a plate before the call to prayer in order to avoid the rush.  There is more than enough food to feed the fasters and non-fasters alike.  Most people who fast during Ramadan have their own strategy for breaking fast, but it always involves one or three dates (never two!) and some liquid.  Unlike most menus in Abu Dhabi the food was primarily traditional Emirati dishes, with a few Egyptian ones thrown in.

But more impressive than the food was the venue -- all of this happened in a tent!