Street-food festival rolls into Abu Dhabi

A caravan of food trucks – 10 arriving from the UK – and an array of pop-up restaurants will hit the capital over three weekends next month as part of the brand-new Street Feast, which is part of the Abu Dhabi Food Festival. We have the lowdown on what to find:

From burgers and ice cream…

The street fair hopes to get more people queuing up for the latest food trend from the West that has been gradually showing up in the UAE. Visitors to the Street Feast will have the chance to sample gourmet burgers from Dubai’s food truck SALT – the UAE’s first burger truck – and Desert Chill, an ice-cream truck.

… to tapas and meat sliders

Make sure you come hungry because, for the first time in the Emirates, there will also be 10 UK traders serving up international street food. And they’ve spared no expense to get here: all 10 trucks are on board a ship due to sail into Dubai this week.

… and international flavours

Get ready for Pizza Pilgrims, Big Apple Hot Dogs, Indians Next Door (think delicious lamb raan curry in handmade naan wraps), ATE Street Food (slow-cooked meat sliders), Arabica Southern Fried Chicken (Deep South meets the Middle East), The Cheese Truck (gourmet, melted cheese toasties), Churros Brothers (traditional Spanish churros and chocolate), The Roadery (its menu includes ox cheek and a British halloumi sourdough sandwich), Donostia Social Club (Spanish tapas) and Yogusensi (freshly squeezed fruit juices).

A slice of Spain

Paul Belcher started his food truck – the Donostia Social Club – two years ago in the UK, drawing on his experience working as a chef in Northern Spain. “We call our food Basque-Inspired,” says Belcher. “We take the best of Spanish and French ingredients and give them a modern twist.”

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