Stretched,
pounded, rolled
in pistachio.
Damascene bouza the Souq al-Hamidiyeh way: milk, mastic and salep pounded with a wooden mallet in a frozen drum, then rolled in crushed pistachio. A short walk from Jumeirah beach.
Bouza & more
Prices in AED · cup or wafer cone · extra pistachio +[ ]
Watch the pounding.
- The masticChios resin · ground with sugar
- The pine scent, and the stretch
- The salepOrchid-root flour · sifted twice
- Lets it pull instead of melt
- The pistachiosHalabi · crushed by hand each morning
- Every scoop is rolled at the counter
Bouza isn’t churned. It’s pounded in a frozen steel drum and pulled by hand until it stretches like taffy, then cut with scissors. Kids may take a turn at the mallet; ask at the counter.
Take it home
Packed in an insulated bag with ice, good for [40 minutes] on the road. Order tubs a day ahead, and the drum a week ahead.
- For the freezer
Half-kilo tub
Two flavours of your choice, rolled in pistachio. Dessert for four.
AED [ ]
Order a tub - For the family
One-kilo tub
Up to four flavours, with a bag of crushed pistachio on the side for rolling at home.
AED [ ]
Order a tub - For [30]+ guests
The drum at your party
We bring the frozen drum, the mallets and two of our team, and pound bouza in front of your guests.
AED [ ]
Book the drum
Birthdays at the drum
The kids take turns at the wooden mallet, pound their own bouza and roll it in pistachio, then everyone gets a cone. We set the long table; you bring the cake. Up to [15] kids, [90 minutes].
Come for a scoop.
- Monday – Thursday
- [12:00 – 00:00]
- Friday – Sunday
- [12:00 – 01:00]
- Pounding at the drum
- [from 18:00]
[Street name], Jumeirah 1, Dubai
Street parking out front · message ahead and we bring your tub to the car