Hummus and related dips – yum.
Couscous, rice and roasted meat – yum again.
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!
Weird black olive salad – erm.. not yum.
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.
Persimmons (the orange fruits in the boxes at the bottom) were everywhere in Cairo. Probably cheap too.
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.
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.
Egyptians love their mint. Its everywhere, literally! What a fantastic, simple and aromatic idea for a table arrangement though.
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!)
The tandoor actually runs on gas but looked ancient.
Fresh and hot. Has to be served immediately though, otherwise the bread turns hard and rubbery.
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!
am Egyptian…and loved ur post :))))))))
That's so sweet of you!! 😀 Thanks!
thanks for the culinary tour of Egypt, everything looks yummy, would even try that olive salad.
Great Post! Sooper pics! 🙂
Hi,
I am a subscirber to your blog, and like what I read. But this page is simply lovely. Introducing readers to foreign foods is a good idea. I would not have have known that hibiscus tea is drunk in Egypt!
Pattu
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( I am unable to comment as a wordpress blogger. So this shortcut)
Thanks for a great walk of Cairo market 🙂
tempting pics. thanks for the food tour. hope you enjoyed your trip.
Interesting article! Looks like there are reasons more than the Pyramids to visit Egypt 🙂
Looks delicious!!
Wow nice food makes me hungry i simply love the pita bread,hummus falafel.
Woah! Food porn for sure! That is killing me!
Ah lucky you, what did you see in Egypt? Or do we only get to see the food-related pix? 🙂
Nags, reminded of the time we spent in Egypt, almost 3 months. Khan-El Khalili always made me poorer but the best part is most goods are cheap and you can haggle all you want.
Bakshis – is a way of life there 🙂
And I hated that karkady thing. I would so love to go back there again.
where is that hung curd-deep fried recipe? Can we see "pyramids of Egypt' next post? pretty please.
~Chinna Ponnu
Great insight on arabic food. I loved the tandoor shot 🙂
That lady doesn't look very happy posing for the pic. You didn't pay her enough, did you? 😀
First pic looks gooooooood. I'm dying to taste authentic shawarma,sigh!
-Hb.
That was sure a culinary trip! Lovely pics.
Loved the pics make me nostalgic, our daughter wants to go there next year again as she is going Archiologie and Egypthologie in College, you didn't like Karkade we love it, i don't like them warm in tea but love as a cooldrink with the syrup.
Nice pics..
Nice pic's Nags bread looks great
I just love Hummus, Pita, Babaganush and Falafel. Nice pics.
You back!! Wonderful pictures,thanks for sharing them!
And you paid to click that pose? oh my,for posing also money?? Gawd 😉 She could have smiled a bit 😉
Not familiar with most of the dishes but very tempting clicks….Happy to see the pics from ur new Nikon D90…also am wondering ur ease to become friendly with DSLR so soon 🙂