Harees

I had the greatest pleasure of discovering harees.

Harees is a local food in UAE and there is no restarant in UAE that serves the local food except for kitchens that cater to events. If you want to eat harees, you have to buy the whole pot.

Harees is made of wheat made very fine, chicken or lamb, and cream. It takes a professional to make a really yummy harees. Naturally, the best one is available at the Sheikh's palace.

I mentioned this to my colleague in the office and she told me that she already tried harees and she has a friend that usually gives her some during Eid. Well, Eid Al Adha came up and true to her word, she gave me a small portion in a small bowl so I can try it.

When I saw it, it looked like oatmeal. Harees is best eaten steaming hot so I heated it in a saucepan. The smell was like mocha-ish which I thought was a bit weird for something that looks so creamy. When I tasted it...ooooohhh sooooo yummmmmmy!!!! My knees buckled and there grew a smile on my face. It was so beautiful, the taste is like no other! Well, it reminded me of Gerber baby food because there was practically nothing to chew in it. That aside, the experience of tasting harees was simply exquisite!

I have a roommate and I debated whether to leave her some or not. Out of the goodness of my heart, I decided to leave her some because it's not like you can buy it anywhere, right? Would it be needless to say it became my dinner the next day? LOL! I offered her the rare opportunity but she didn't touch it up to lunch the next day. There is no way I will let something precious go to waste!

Pat, pat, pat...for my tummy!