What more can I say? The Ramadan tent at the Ritz Carlton in Doha has a reputation for being the best in the city and I'm glad it was my first. The staff were friendly and helpful and happy to explain what the different foods and drinks were and how to eat them.
The wonderful Amy organised and booked us a table. All we had to do was turn up and enjoy the evening.
Food was plentiful and the Ramadan juices were fairly special too. I've never had date juice (with rose syrup, pistachios and some random leafy bits) before. Certainly not served from a large meter long pitcher that was being carried around the room. We tried our best to sample a little of everything but I failed fairly miserably, only managing one main sampler and one desesrt sampler.
Baklava heaven. Each piece that I took looked different and had different ingredients. Much of it didn't look like baklava as I knew it. I think I had 5 different pieces. There was a dessert that looked like mini churros soaked in sugar syrup. It just melted in your mouth. I was amazed that my teeth didn't fall out last night with the amount of sugar in the desserts!
There was a live band playing Arabic music while we were there. In between sets there was a man with an amazing skirt (really heavy fabric, I've been told this is something they do in Turkey as well) who spun around on the spot to music get faster and slower and then faster again until he came to a sudden stop (some five minutes later) and you could hear the fabric as it collected into one swirl around him. Now that's what I call flowing!
If you're ever in Doha during Ramadan I highly recommend heading to the Ritz for a feast. It was amazing!
1 comment:
I am so envious. I love baklava.
(and seeing the whirling dervish would have been cool too)
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