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Middle East meets Far East: Trying out traditional Uighur cuisine
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Continuing our series focused on Middle Eastern restaurants, we make our way to Dilara in East London's Finsbury Park, where you can try delicious, traditional Uighur cuisine.
Situated along the historic Silk Road, their food displays influences from both Chinese and other central Asian elements, creating a delicious fusion of the Middle East and the Far East - think doner kebab meets stir fry and had a baby.
The menu is simple with large pictures of each dish to help the unaccustomed diner become acquainted with Uighur food, which is heavy on the meat and carbs.
The star of the show was lengmen - one of the most popular dishes of the ethnic group - which is made up of thick hand-made noodles topped with stir-fried beef and vegetables.
Despite being filled to the brim with yummy food, I couldn't help but wish I had room to try the other meals on offer such as the polo rice - the Uighur version of pilaf rice - samosas and the large plate chicken - oh well there's always next time.