What's good at Global Village?

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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.

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