Daily Bread in the UAE

Authors

  • Phil Iddison Independent Scholar Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1558/ppc.29679

Keywords:

bread, bakery, khubz, Al Ain, ataif

Abstract

This article presents and illustrates a snapshot of the daily bread available to the population of Al Ain in the United Arab Emirates at the close of the twentieth century. The focus is on the small neighbourhood bakeries and their singular product, khubz. Bread products from intermediate sized local bakeries are also outlined, with some immigrant and Ramadan specialities and sweet treats covered as well.

Author Biography

  • Phil Iddison, Independent Scholar

    Phil Iddison is a chartered civil engineer with 21 years overseas residence, working on major infrastructure projects such as the Second Stage Bangkok Expressway. Collecting a broad range of food ethnography data as a hobby has led to the presentation and publication of fifteen papers at the Oxford Food Symposium. Since 1990, various articles for PPC have covered an eclectic range of food and food-related topics such as desert truffles, oka weights and a neolithic stone tool.

References

Iddison, Phil. ‘Yanz – Grain in Ras al-Khaimah’, Petits Propos Culinaires 119, London: Prospect Books, 2021.

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Published

2024-09-13

Issue

PPC 129 (2024)

Section

Notes and Short Reports

How to Cite

Iddison, Phil. 2024. “Daily Bread in the UAE”. Petits Propos Culinaires, September, 23-36. https://doi.org/10.1558/ppc.29679.