Closer ties between the United Arab Emirates and Israel mean that Dubai should experience an influx of Jewish visitors. Restaurants are scrambling to offer kosher cuisine - food that meets Jewish dietary requirements. I visited the country's first kosher restaurant, the Armani/KAF which has just opened its doors at the foot of the world's tallest structure, the Burj Khalifa in downtown Dubai, to sample this Kosherati or Emirati kosherati. There, I met Fabien Fayolle, the executive chef of the Armani Hotel who told me that we would make arancini, Italian snacks coated in breadcrumbs and then fried. Fabien first warmed the frying pan: "I just add a little olive oil to the pan. Then we get the carrots, celery, and garlic. When the vegetables are all ready, we simply add the meat. "After the meat, I add the tomato paste. You let the Bolognese cook for about 15 minutes and put it in the refrigerator; to make the arancini, you need cold Bolognese. High-tech kosher Fabie...
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