The Dhafra Festival in Zayed City, Dhafra, Abu Dhabi, hosts several competitions aimed at preserving the features of Emirati heritage and spreading life in a tradition that is about to disappear.
The festival, which runs until the 1st of next month, will organize a popular food contest in which Emirati women will compete to serve delicious dishes from the heritage of UAE cuisine.
The competition aims at introducing the popular heritage, the UAE culinary tradition, and preserving it in the daily life of future generations.
The festival, organized by the festival and cultural and heritage management committee in Abu Dhabi, aims to promote the name of the UAE, make it a global center in hospitality services, and encourage its visitors from different nationalities to take care of the UAE cuisine and support its position.
In the competition, Emirati women prepared a chicken wedge dish made up of rice, chicken, salt and white pepper. The chicken is cooked with rice after cooking to get the mashed mixture, added to the quail, and served hot.
The first place was won by Saeed Fez, second place was Zainab Ismail, third place was Hamama Saeed and Najud Sultan was fourth.
The four winners agreed on the importance of the festival in stimulating domestic chores to the local market, highlighting traditional cuisine and highlighting its importance as part of the UAE's original heritage.
For the
The festival is devoted to a special area for "lakimat", in which women cut the culture of Emirati cuisine. Fatima Ibrahim, who is participating in the festival, said: "The presence of Emirati cuisine in cultural and heritage events such as the Dhafra Festival is necessary to introduce popular dishes." Al-Luqatat is characterized by its light dough, consisting of white flour, sugar and eggs Margarine, yeast and water, as well as some natural aromatic flavors, such as saffron, halo and rose water.
And stressed the need to leave the dough for a long time to brew well. «After fermentation completely, I work to form in the form of small pellets, tossed in hot oil, to acquire a bright golden color. After a little cool, add honey or date molasses.
Fatima prepares the dough at home and recites the lukimat to the people who gather around her, especially foreign visitors to the festival of Dhafra, who enjoy watching the preparation of this UAE dessert.
The Ornaments
The Al-Dhafra Festival attracted 255 participants within the four competition categories. The highest weight of milk was recorded in the preliminary qualifiers of 13 kg.
The competition targets camel owners in the GCC and is receiving increasing attention from camel owners in general. Abid Khalfan Al Mazrouei, Director of Planning and Projects at the Abu Dhabi Cultural and Heritage Management Committee, confirmed that the competition seeks to attract and encourage camel owners to acquire the most valuable dairy market, which is considered one of the most important camel food products. It has several health benefits and is used to treat many diseases.
He pointed out that the contest "Almhalib" which is participating in the "Asayel and Mahajim sweeteners" is subject to many conditions and standards that aim to ensure the accuracy of the results and non-intervention in the amount of milk produced by the camel, in addition to attention to the food and health aspect of the participating market. Diseases to accept their participation.
For his part, the official of the competition contestants in the festival, an amphitheater of the Russians, that the competition of ancient competitions, which was famous by the people of the region of Dhafra in particular, and the people of the Arabian peninsula in general, and was conducted in the past among members of one tribe, and then expanded to include members of neighboring tribes, They were organized on a simple "badge" that did not exceed camel food. And with the development and civil interest decreased and about to get out, before the festival broadcast Al Dhafra life.
Al Ameri added that this year's competition attracted a great number of participants, exceeding 255 participants in the five-day competition, in which the winners will be determined in each step.
The "Salvation Dates"
The results of the "Salvation Dates" were announced at Al Dhafra Festival and won
The second place was Obaid Saeed Naseeb Al Mazrouei, third place was Hamid Saeed Al-Aryani, fourth was Saeed Faris Al Mazrouei and fifth was Hilal Suhail Hilal Al Mazrouei.
The participants praised the festival and its objectives in establishing the original legacies of successive generations, especially the dates, which represent one of the most important symbols of the local heritage of the UAE.
Space for children
The Abu Dhabi Cultural and Heritage Program Management Committee for children has a number of activities within the Village of the Child, which offers live performances of young characters. Children enjoy Ben 10 activities in an area featuring interactive digital board games, a children's cinema to watch their favorite cartoon episodes, a football area, a maze and a photo area.
«Help me Zayed»
The Committee of Cultural and Heritage Events and Events in Abu Dhabi is celebrating the centennial celebrations of the late Sheikh Zayed and the closing of the "Zayed Day". The committee presents a series of national, cultural, artistic and heritage initiatives as part of its "Alhamni Zayed" The past, in an effort to raise awareness among the local, regional and international public, and to introduce him to the late Sheikh Zayed and his achievements, and to perpetuate his personality, principles, values and world heritage.
During the Dhafra Festival, the committee launched the Zaydiah Tolerance mural, which introduces visitors to Zayed's heritage and exceptional leadership. The mural focuses mainly on the new generation in particular, and places before it a personality that influenced its actions, behavior and values in the whole human experience, and directed them to draw inspiration from all this in their experiences and their lives, so that Zayed and his approach remain a beacon to guide the generations over time.