Dried fava beans simmered until soft, dressed with olive oil, lemon, garlic, and cumin. Sometimes topped with a fried egg, sometimes chopped tomato and parsley, sometimes both. Served with warm flatbread. AED 8–12.

A significant proportion of Dubai's Egyptian, Sudanese, and Levantine population — several hundred thousand people — start the day this way, at the same cafeterias, at the same time, without it ever making the restaurant guide.