Inspectors are said to be hunting for illegal alcohol inside sauces, soups and desserts. The Dubai Municipality sent out a circular to hotel managers "strictly enforcing the ban on use of alcohol in food items and their sale," an official said.
"Though most regulations under the local order have been enforced properly, Article 15, which bans the use of alcohol in food preparations, their display and sale was not implemented effectively," said Ahmed Abdul Rahman Al Ali, head of food inspection for the municipality. "Some hotels also store chocolates containing liquor in refrigerators that are accessible to children. Alcohol is not good for children be they Muslims or non-Muslims."
Alcoholic drinks are widely available in Dubai, and the 2003 law has been mostly disregarded. But the latest move appears aimed at easing worries from Muslim restaurant-goers about wine or liquor being used to prepare their meals. Fines for violators can be up to $5,500 (£3,670).
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If their only concern was that muslim restaurant-goers are worried of their food, they could just require menus to indicate which dishes are made with alcohol, so people could choose and not have to worry. But of course, it is the religious way to force everyone stop sinning instead of just the believers.
If it's used in cooking, doesn't most of the alcohol evaporate? I mean, who ever got drunk off of rum balls at Christmas? It's just the flavour cooks are looking for... not the alcohol itself.
More ignorance out of the dumbass capital of the world.
We agree again, L. They spend a fortune to attract tourists, and then force them all to adhere to Sharia law. Not my idea of a fun place to go. Intelligent people should boycott the country.
Hmm Dubai... I don't care how shiny their skyscrapers are and how they try to project a modern image; I am not going to that backward place
They are aiming at the ever growing well to do population that is not Western-Christian. Since that part of the rich population is growing, they won't really hurt their own wallets.
The problem is their laws are inconsistent and/or inconsistently applied. Either alcohol is banned, or it's not, right?
But this sort of situation is probably pretty common in other places with other drugs. Something may be assumed to be legal because it's generally ignored by authorities... until there is a change in the government, or a new police chief gets appointed, or there are some high-profile stories of drug-related crimes in the area.
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