Food is as much an integral part of the Global Village as are cultural entertainment and shopping. The best part is that visitors get to sample a range of delicacies from streets around the globe at one venue, making it a major attraction among tourists and residents alike. Daily headlines from the UAE and around the world brought to you by Gulf News.
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00:00From the time you enter the fair, you can be sure to find a lot to munch and gorge on.
00:12Yes, there is food, food and a lot of food everywhere.
00:17The cheese wheel for one is a pop-up at the Global Village, which dishes out giant portions
00:23of pasta straight from a giant wheel of cheese.
00:27A skirt burger with toppings is made from shredded cheese.
00:32The way it is prepared is that the burger is topped with shredded cheese, forming a
00:37crispy outer skirt.
00:40How yummy is that?
00:42A must try for sure.
00:44All you lassi lovers, take your pick at this lassi spot, where you can find several varieties
00:50from berries, mango, strawberry, dry fruit and matka.
00:55Zombie doughnuts anyone?
00:57Take a look at some of these fancy, rather scary faces drawn on doughnuts.
01:02It is quite an interesting take on what doughnuts have to offer.
01:07You might have heard of the Leaning Tower of Pisa, but you did not hear of the Leaning
01:12Tower of Mozzarella.
01:14Don't miss this five-storey Mozzarella Tower.
01:18It is truly exquisite.
01:21I have come to Global Village for the first time as a tourist and this is so enticing
01:25here.
01:26I have tried almost all street foods here.
01:28It is almost like I have come here to eat and only eat.
01:32And now I have ordered a cheese mozzarella.
01:35This is my vegetarian and this tastes too very yummy.
01:38I am sure I am going to come to Global Village yet again before I leave to India.
01:42For dinner, we head to one of the most vibrant and pretty looking restaurants at the Global
01:47Village called Punjabi Village.
01:50It is set against the backdrop of a Punjabi village, also called a dhaba.
01:58You can find everything authentic Punjabi here.
02:01The seating is on a charpai or charpoi, a traditional Indian woven bed.
02:07At the plov, a traditional Uzbek restaurant, welcome to a theatre of cooking.
02:15From food to the hand-painted cutlery to the ambience, everything is traditional Uzbek here.
02:21We tried the samsa and the plov.
02:24Sitting on a topper chaan, sipping some traditional Uzbek tea, our culinary ride finally comes to an end.
02:32We tried a variety of cuisines and quite enjoyed them all.
02:36So what are you waiting for?
02:38Head to the village and enjoy a flavour-packed evening.
02:41This is Anjana Kumar for Gulf News.