Abu Dhabi in Cartoons
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It Ain't Half Hot Mum!
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Alas, today is my last post for a while. After 224 consecutive postings, the Abu Dhabi Daily Photographer is taking a well-earned break to the other side of the planet. Whilst I’m away, I’ll be leaving you in the capable hands of my 9 year old nephew, who I warn you now is a big cartoon fan. So be ready for something different. Ciao!
Thursday, June 11, 2009
Photo of the Month - June's Favourite
A shot of Jacob's Ladder as seen at one of the old forts in Al Ain.
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
New York University coming to Abu Dhabi
In addition to the Guggenheim Museum and the Louvre, Abu Dhabi will also be welcoming New York University in the Fall of 2010. This will be the interim downtown campus whilst their Saadiyat Island premises is being constructed. Come back in September 2013 and I'll show what it looks like!
Tuesday, June 9, 2009
Big, Juicy and Ripe
Well done to those of you who correctly guessed the answer to yesterday’s teaser. A box of 20 delicious mangos will set you back $5 – a bargain!
For some sound advice on how to eat this potentially messy fruit, checkout the top 10 tips below from Scott’s Eastern Chad blog.
Step 1: Get a mango. Big, juicy and ripe (otherwise they are kind of sour). Look for the ones that are starting to turn reddish or yellow and not just solid green. Avoid the ones with maggots.
Step 2: Get a knife. Doesn’t have to be big, just effective.
Step 3: Stand the mango upright on a hard surface. Each mango has a broad side and a narrow side – point the narrow side towards you.
Step 4: Carefully cut off one entire broad side of the fruit. Position the knife just off-center (to avoid the hard inner core) and in one clean stroke, go from top to bottom.
Step 5: Cut the half of mango by making deep cuts in a criss-cross pattern (like tic-tac-toe). Don’t cut the skin, but go deep enough to separate the “meat” into little squares.
Step 6: Grab the cut half and flip it inside-out. Push the outer edges back and the center toward you. This will make the squares “pop out” and stand ready to be eaten. Enjoy.
Step 7: Repeat steps 3 through 6 with the other side of the mango. Enjoy again.
Step 8: With the knife, carefully peel off the skin from the remaining core.
Step 9: Hold the core in the middle with your hand and eat the fruit around the edge, similar to biting the crust off a piece of bread. Now, you have eaten an entire mango with very little mess.
Step 10: Get out the dental floss and remove the hundreds of fibers stuck between your teeth, rinse your hands and wipe your smiling face.
For some sound advice on how to eat this potentially messy fruit, checkout the top 10 tips below from Scott’s Eastern Chad blog.
Step 1: Get a mango. Big, juicy and ripe (otherwise they are kind of sour). Look for the ones that are starting to turn reddish or yellow and not just solid green. Avoid the ones with maggots.
Step 2: Get a knife. Doesn’t have to be big, just effective.
Step 3: Stand the mango upright on a hard surface. Each mango has a broad side and a narrow side – point the narrow side towards you.
Step 4: Carefully cut off one entire broad side of the fruit. Position the knife just off-center (to avoid the hard inner core) and in one clean stroke, go from top to bottom.
Step 5: Cut the half of mango by making deep cuts in a criss-cross pattern (like tic-tac-toe). Don’t cut the skin, but go deep enough to separate the “meat” into little squares.
Step 6: Grab the cut half and flip it inside-out. Push the outer edges back and the center toward you. This will make the squares “pop out” and stand ready to be eaten. Enjoy.
Step 7: Repeat steps 3 through 6 with the other side of the mango. Enjoy again.
Step 8: With the knife, carefully peel off the skin from the remaining core.
Step 9: Hold the core in the middle with your hand and eat the fruit around the edge, similar to biting the crust off a piece of bread. Now, you have eaten an entire mango with very little mess.
Step 10: Get out the dental floss and remove the hundreds of fibers stuck between your teeth, rinse your hands and wipe your smiling face.
Monday, June 8, 2009
Piled High
Mina fruit & veg market was a hive of activity over the weekend with a special consignment just in from Pakistan. Can you guess what’s inside? Come back tomorrow and I'll break open a box and show you.
Sunday, June 7, 2009
Tarts & Puffs
You've a choice for dessert. It's either a tart or puff from Mister Baker or come back tomorrow for something yellow & sweet from the market. What will it be?
Saturday, June 6, 2009
Catch of the Day
It's a food and drink week special here on Abu Dhabi Daily Photograph. Hope you like fish ‘cos it's what we're having for lunch today. Hamour to be precise aka brown spotted reef cod. Don't forget to come back tomorrow to see what we're having for dessert.
Friday, June 5, 2009
Ripe & Ready
"In Abu Dhabi there are melons,
Whole trucks full
Of innumerable melons,
Ovals and balls,
Bright green and thumpable
Laced over with stripes
Of turtle-dark green.
Choose an egg-shape, a world-shape,
Bowl one homeward to taste
In the whitehot noon"
Poem adapted from "Fiesta Melons" by Sylvia Plath (1932 - 1963)
Whole trucks full
Of innumerable melons,
Ovals and balls,
Bright green and thumpable
Laced over with stripes
Of turtle-dark green.
Choose an egg-shape, a world-shape,
Bowl one homeward to taste
In the whitehot noon"
Poem adapted from "Fiesta Melons" by Sylvia Plath (1932 - 1963)
Thursday, June 4, 2009
Miracle Cures
Tomatoes are getting widespread media coverage this week with the launch of a new pill to prevent heart disease and stroke. There’s also been previous claims that tomatoes can boost male fertility (didn’t work for me!). In contrast, the poor cucumber has had little to shout about other than in a 60 second Jamie Oliver barbecued salmon with cucumber and dill salad feature. Let’s all help get cucumbers and tomatoes back to their rightful place in society – in the salad bowl!
Wednesday, June 3, 2009
Onion Shortage
A recent headline from a local newspaper read "No shortage of onions despite poor crop in India". Understatement of the year!
Tuesday, June 2, 2009
Blood, Sweat and Onion Tears
A migrant worker unpacking a container load of onions. It's a tough job which involves blood, sweat and I imagine a lot of onion tears. Onions are popular in Abu Dhabi. Don't ask me why but the Mina Port Veg Market is jam-packed full of them.
Monday, June 1, 2009
The Cup of Life
With current daytime temperatures approaching 50ºC, these outdoor communal chilled water fountains are a common and welcome site across the city.
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