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The Food in Egypt

November 24, 2015 23 Comments

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I love Arabic food. Well most of them atleast.

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Hummus and related dips – yum.

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Couscous, rice and roasted meat – yum again.

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Shawarma – total YUM.

We had the yummiest chicken shawarma in Ibn Batuta Mall in Dubai. It cost 6dhm and is easily the best shawarma I have tasted!

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Weird black olive salad – erm.. not yum.

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Surprisingly, we found a lot of good bread and pastry in almost every buffet we had. A welcome breakfast, for sure. Warm rolls with butter melting between them.

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Persimmons (the orange fruits in the boxes at the bottom) were everywhere in Cairo. Probably cheap too.

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Ah yes, meet my lover – falafel. Vegetarians, get ready to eat tons of this if you every visit Egypt. Probably one of the only options you will have in a local Egyptian restaurant – unless dipping cucumber in hummus and calling it a meal is your thing.

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Karkade. Dried hibiscus leaves that are then brewed into tea. I tasted them but they are not my cup of tea (hehe). Taken at Khan-El Khalili Market, a must-visit if you are in Cairo.

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Egyptians love their mint. Its everywhere, literally! What a fantastic, simple and aromatic idea for a table arrangement though.

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Ah yes, the Egyptian answer to nan – Aish Merahrah. Local bakeries make these in bulk and most households just buy them off the street and serve with meat, vegetables and dips. This lady was making a huge batch and willing posed for pictures (we had to pay her though, you need to pay for everything in Egypt!)

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The tandoor actually runs on gas but looked ancient.

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Fresh and hot. Has to be served immediately though, otherwise the bread turns hard and rubbery.

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Ok don’t judge my camera, this was taken in almost no light. An Arabic dessert that I had by the dozens and was present in all dessert counters. I think this is what the Greeks called Melomakarona which has Arabic origins but I could be wrong. If you know the name of this dessert, please leave a comment!

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  1. Nesrine

    November 29, 2010 at 9:00 pm

    am Egyptian…and loved ur post :))))))))

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  2. Nags

    November 30, 2010 at 1:40 am

    That's so sweet of you!! 😀 Thanks!

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  3. Sarah

    November 29, 2010 at 1:37 pm

    thanks for the culinary tour of Egypt, everything looks yummy, would even try that olive salad.

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