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The Most Chaotic Food Concoctions You'll Only Find in UAE

From over-the-top desserts to savoury mashups that qualify less as meals and more as culinary abominations threatening to break the Geneva Convention, this is a list of the craziest food mashups.

Riham Issa

The Most Chaotic Food Concoctions You'll Only Find in UAE

In a city where shopping malls double as aquariums and taxis aren’t yellow or white but Teslas, it’s no surprise the food menus are just as extra. Every time you think Dubai’s culinary scene has peaked, its chefs come back swinging with something stranger, shinier, and very much ballerina cappuccina.

And, in case you think you’d already seen it all, well, you're wrong. We've rounded up the wildest food concoctions currently taking over the city, from over-the-top desserts to savoury mashups that qualify less as meals and more as culinary abominations threatening to violate the Geneva Convention.

Pizza Croissant

Culprit: Bakerist
Crime Scene: Dubai Hills, Bluewaters, The Palm, Business Bay & Hamra Mall 
The inventors of Italian cuisine are currently rolling in their graves.

Paratha Smash Burger

Culprit: Klay by Karak House 
Crime Scene: Dubai Mall, The District 
Paratha Smash Burger is the edible lovechild nobody asked for, but everyone secretly wanted.

Activated Charcoal Ice Cream

Culprit: Scoopi Cafe
Crime Scene: Souk Al Bahar, Downtown Dubai 
Looks like asphalt, tastes like Instagram likes, a dessert goth enough to join My Chemical Romance. What’s even more is that it’s gilded in a thin layer of gold.

Pistachio Kunafa Banana Pudding

Culprit: Magnolia
Crime Scene: All over UAE 
Who looked at kunafa and banana pudding and thought, “Yes, let’s Frankenstein this sugar bomb” - and why does it actually slap?

Lotus Burger

Culprit: Hot Joint 
Crime Scene: Dubai Mall, Manara, Khawaneej & Motor City 
The unholy union of fried chicken and Biscoff lotus butter that tastes like heartbreak therapy in a bun.

Ice Cream Ramen

Culprit: Nani 
Crime Scene: JLT, J2 Tower & Business Bay
Throwing a soft-serve ice cream cone in a scalding ramen broth? Honey… who hurt you?

Designer Bag Cakes

Culprit: Gasteria Cafe 
Crime Scene: BLVD Heights, Downtown Dubai 
Well, that’s a Birkin you can actually afford… (until you need a new gym membership, maybe).

Oman Chips Ice Cream

Culprit: Yuki No Hana
Crime Scene: All over UAE 
A vanilla ice cream topped with shaved Oman chips tastes like childhood nostalgia had a plot twist. 

Cereal Ice Cream

Culprit: SALT 
Crime Scene: All over UAE 
Nothing beats a Jet2 holiday... and now you can get your soft serve dusted with a crunch of your favourite cereal. 

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