The demand is so high — the kitchen prepares 4,500 kilos of harees and biryani daily — that a policeman is stationed nearby to manage the crowd. As soon as the gates open at 1:30 pm ...

As soon as the gates open at 1:30 pm, customers rush in to secure their share of harees, both chicken and mutton, for iftar. In a matter of just four hours, by 5:30 pm, it is all sold out ...

In Arabic, it's referred to as "harees," which means "to squash" and accurately describes this hearty dish, which is pounded with wooden mallets until it achieves its rich, gooey consistency.

Every year, from Dhuhr prayer until just before Maghrib, he prepares and distributes a large pot of Harees, a traditional Emirati dish, alongside other traditional foods to workers and residents ...