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Triplandio United Arab Emirates guide covers 40 travel guides with 2 cities across 111 areas, complete with hotel picks. Explore 151 self-guided walking tours in United Arab Emirates with 584 POI, spanning 608.7 km in total. Get inspired by 16 local dishes, complete with recipes and our unique Food Flavour DNA graph.
City & Country Data United Arab Emirates
Key travel data — cost of living, safety, healthcare, local currency and essentials, curated by Triplandio.
🌍 United Arab Emirates
Cost
MID
Safety
89
Health
79
Lifestyle
72
Infra
96
Rank
#24
Score
63
Tourists
8.1M/y
GDP/cap
$50.3k
Life Exp
83.1 yrs
Population
11.5M
Currency
AED د.إ
Language
Arabic
Payments
Cards OK
Emergency
999
Traditional Local Food United Arab Emirates
Dessert
Vegetarian
Esh Asarya
عيش السرايا
Esh As-uh-RAY-uh
Creamy dessert of bread and sweetened milk.
Open Esh Asarya recipe
Snack
Meat
Samboosa
سمبوسة
sam-BOO-sa
A fried pastry filled with spiced meat or vegetables.
Open Samboosa recipe🌱
Soup
Vegan
Lentil Soup
شوربة عدس
shor-ba ad-as
Comforting lentil soup spiced with cumin and coriander
Open Lentil Soup recipe🥩
Main course
Meat
Camel Meat Stew
مارسي تحضر الجمل
mar-see tah-dher al-jamal
A hearty stew made with camel meat and traditional spices.
Open Camel Meat Stew recipe
Main course
Fish & Seafood
Grilled Fish with Spices
سمك مشوي
sa-mak mash-wee
Traditional Emirati spiced grilled fish dish
Open Grilled Fish with Spices recipe
Dessert
Vegetarian
Luqaimat
لقيمات
loo-kai-mat
Sweet dumplings served with date syrup or honey.
Open Luqaimat recipe
Main course
Meat
Machbous
مجبوس
Muj-boos
Spiced rice dish usually paired with meat or fish.
Open Machbous recipe
Main course
Meat
Ghuzi
غوزي
ghoo-zee
Whole roasted lamb served with rice, nuts, and vegetables.
Open Ghuzi recipe
Main course
Vegetarian
Balaleet
بـلـيـلت
ba-la-LEET
Sweet-savory breakfast dish consisting of vermicelli and eggs.
Open Balaleet recipe
Main course
Meat
Mandi
مندي
MAN-dee
A spiced rice and meat dish often featuring lamb or chicken.
Open Mandi recipe
Main course
Meat
Saloona
صالونة
Sah-loo-na
A hearty Emirati stew of vegetables and meat.
Open Saloona recipe🌿
Bread
Vegetarian
Pounded Flat Bread
خمير
kha-MEER
A traditional Emirati bread that is soft, slightly sweet, and fluffy.
Open Pounded Flat Bread recipe🥩
Main course
Meat
Margoogat
مرقوق
mah-roo-goo
A hearty Emirati stew typically made with meat and tomatoes.
Open Margoogat recipe
Starter
Vegetarian
Stuffed Grape Leaves
ورق العنب
wa-raq al-‘inab
Grape leaves stuffed with a savory mixture of spiced rice and sometimes lamb.
Open Stuffed Grape Leaves recipe