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Al Muraqqabat (Deira)
10 Al Muraqqabat St, Deira, Dubai
+971 4 272 0843
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The Journal

Stories from the Iraqi Kitchen

What the dishes are, where they come from, and how to eat them. Written by the kitchen that has cooked them in Deira since 2003.

Iraqi Kebab: What Makes It Different, and the Varieties Worth Knowing
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Iraqi Kebab: What Makes It Different, and the Varieties Worth Knowing

Hand-minced, hand-pressed, no filler. The varieties explained.

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The Oldest Written Recipes in the World Are Iraqi
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The Oldest Written Recipes in the World Are Iraqi

25 stews, written in cuneiform, around 1730 BC.

What to Order at an Iraqi Restaurant: 12 Dishes, Explained
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What to Order at an Iraqi Restaurant: 12 Dishes, Explained

The Iraqi menu, decoded — dish by dish.

Iraqi vs Lebanese vs Syrian Food: What Is Actually Different?
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Iraqi vs Lebanese vs Syrian Food: What Is Actually Different?

Three cuisines, routinely confused. Here is the line between them.

What is Iraqi Patcha? The Baghdad Weekend Dish Explained
Heritage 3 min read

What is Iraqi Patcha? The Baghdad Weekend Dish Explained

Baghdad's weekend breakfast, explained.

Al Muraqqabat Food Guide: Eating in Old Deira
2 min read

Al Muraqqabat Food Guide: Eating in Old Deira

One of Dubai's densest food streets — what Al Muraqqabat in old Deira is known for, when to go, and how to find your way around it.

Quzi, Maqluba and Tashreeb: Iraqi Rice Dishes Explained
2 min read

Quzi, Maqluba and Tashreeb: Iraqi Rice Dishes Explained

The three rice dishes at the centre of Iraqi cooking — how quzi, maqluba and tashreeb are each built, and which to order for a table.

Kabab Erbil: 23 Years on Al Muraqqabat Street
2 min read

Kabab Erbil: 23 Years on Al Muraqqabat Street

How a kitchen from Erbil and Kirkuk ended up on Al Muraqqabat Street in 2003, why we never switched to gas, and what the second generation changed.

Iraqi Breakfast in Dubai: What to Order
2 min read

Iraqi Breakfast in Dubai: What to Order

Kahi and kaymar, makhlama, tashreeb bajila and weekend pacha — a guide to the Iraqi breakfast spread and where to eat it in Dubai from 9 AM.

Iraqi Food in Dubai: A Complete Guide
3 min read

Iraqi Food in Dubai: A Complete Guide

What Iraqi food actually is, what to order, and where to eat it in Dubai — from masgouf and quzi to kubba and the Iraqi breakfast most people miss.

What is Masgouf? Iraq's national dish
Heritage 2 min read

What is Masgouf? Iraq's national dish

From the rivers of Mesopotamia to Dubai.

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