People today can travel anywhere around the globe traversing geographical boundaries. And with them, travel their culture and food. The number of foreigners working in Qatar has led to the eating habits of people here being influenced by food from all around the world. Various cuisines and outlets now open in the country have been adapted to serve nationals as well as expatriates from Asia, Europe and America.
Without a question, a dish or a restaurant is selected primarily based on its taste, cost and convenience to eat.
Read more here :
http://www.gulf-times.com/food/235/details/345782/-the-world-on-my-plate
A side-bar which appeared in actual newspaper but not in E-version:
FAMOUS CUISINES
Falafel – traditional Arab food – deep-fried ball or patty made from ground chickpeas, beans, or both; usually topped with salads, pickled vegetables and hot sauce
Samosa – fried or baked pastry with a savory filling, such as spiced potatoes, onions, peas, lentils, ground lamb, ground beef or ground chicken
Kebab – wide variety of skewered meals cooked over or next to flames
Indian chaat – a mixture of potato pieces, crispy fried bread, gram or chickpeas and tangy-salty spices with sour home-made Indian chili, fresh green coriander leaves and yogurt. Popular variants include Aloo tikkis (garnished with onion, coriander, hot spices and a dash of curd), bhel puri, dahi puri, panipuri, dahi vada, papri chaat, and sev puri.
Sandwich – consists of two or more slices of bread with one or more fillings between them
Spring roll – large variety of filled, rolled appetizers. Kind of wrapper, fillings, and cooking technique used vary considerably from place to place
Croissant – butter-layered yeast-leavened dough rolled and folded several times in succession to give a flaky texture, similar to a puff pastry
Donut – deep-fried from a flour dough and shaped in rings or flattened spheres that sometimes contain fillings
Fresh juice – prepared by mechanically squeezing or macerating fruit or vegetable flesh without the application of heat or solvents
Milkshake – sweet, cold beverage which is made from milk, ice cream or iced milk, and flavorings or sweeteners such as fruit syrup or chocolate sauce
Steamed corn – kernels taken off a sweet corn cob or cut off and boiled or steamed
Risottos – rice cooked in broth to a creamy consistency. The broth may be meat-, fish-, or vegetable-based
Pizza – oven-baked, flat, round bread typically topped with a tomato sauce, cheese and various toppings
Pasta – made from an unleavened dough of flour mixed with water and formed into sheets or various shapes, then cooked and served in any number of dishes
Pies – baked dish made of a dough casing that covers or completely contains a filling of various sweet or savoury ingredients
Pancakes – thin, flat, round cake prepared from a batter and cooked on a hot griddle or frying pan
Scones – single-serving cake or quick bread made of wheat, barley or oatmeal, with baking powder as a leavening agent
Puddings – sweet milk-based dessert similar in consistency to egg-based custards, or a mousse, made of bread or rice
Muffins – semi-sweet cake or quick bread that is baked in portions appropriate for one person
Cakes – form of bread or bread-like food normally with a round shape
Schwarma – meats placed on a spit and may be grilled, eaten with bread, tomato, and cucumber with toppings like hummus and pickled vegetables
Barbecued chicken – chicken parts seasoned and coated in a barbecue sauce, then grilled or smoked
Slurpees – frozen flavored drink
Ras Malai – consists of sugary white, cream or yellow colored balls (or flattened balls) of fresh cheese soaked in clotted cream flavored with cardamom
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~Cruising through my Life~ 