Dubai to rethink on 8216;cooking in alcohol8217; rule

According to him,rules would be implemented to ensure hotels use liquor for dishes only when unavoidable,clearly mention the ingredients,and store and display those dishes separately from non-alcoholic food.

8220;We will see how we can implement it in a proper way. The segregation of alcoholic and non-alcoholic food should be clear to the customers and they should declare the ingredients in bold letters,not in small fonts,8221; he said.

Meanwhile it has been reported that Emirates Culinary Guild is in talks with the municipality to sort out the issue.

The civic body had last week issued a circular to hotel managers prohibiting the use of liquor in food,and also their display and sale,failing which they will be fined up to a whopping USD 1,36,132.

The ban came to effect after Muslims in the city raised objection on some hotels using alcohol in preparing or cooking a dish.

Local orders passed in 2003 had banned the use of alcohol in dishes served at Dubai restaurants.