Want to know about Eating in Egypt
Rana Hesham
20 Sep

Want to know about Eating in Egypt

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Egypt has always been one of the most popular holiday destinations in the world due to the extraordinary collection of monuments and sightseeing that have survived along 7000 years of civilization Experience Most popular Egyptian Food.

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The Most popular Egyptian Food :

Koshari

Its marvelous blend between pasta – rice -lentil – hummus – fried onion

Fiteer

Fiteer the Egyptian pizza has a thin, flaky pastry base, and is topped with salty haloumi and olives, or comes sweet with jam, coconut and raisins.

Falafel

All the ingredients from fresh vegetables

Macaroni Bechamel

Macaroni Bechamel is Made with rigatoni noodles, minced meat cooked in chopped onion and tomato paste

 

Feseekh

famously eaten in the Spring celebration known as Sham El Nessim. Feseekh is the main dish

Grilled meat

From all different kinds and molokhia and much more. Simply it’s a foodies haven

 

Molokhia

Is a leafy green vegetable that is cooked in a garlic broth pepper and coriander served with rice

Hamam mahshi (pigeon)

Shawarma

Shawarma is such a popular street food that you've probably tried it before.

 mahshi (stuffed vegetables)

Fatta Rice

Fatta Rice and bread soaked in a garlicky-vinegary sauce with lamb or chicken and then oven cooked in a tagen (clay pot). It’s very heavy – after eating retire to a chaise longue.

 

A’aish (bread)

 Is the most important staple of the national diet? A’aish baladi, the traditional bread, is made from a combination of plain and whole meal flour with sufficient leavening to form a pocket and soft crust, and cooked over an open flame.

Fish & Seafood

 

When in Alexandria, along the Red Sea and in Sinai, you’ll undoubtedly join the locals in falling hook, line and sinker for the marvellous array of fresh seafood on offer. Local favourites are kalamaari (squid), balti (fish that are about 15cm long, flattish and grey with a light belly), and the larger, tastier bouri (mullet). You’ll also commonly find sea bass, seabream, red mullet, bluefish, sole and subeit or gambari (shrimp) on restaurant menus. The Red Sea is famous for its spiny lobsters, while the tilapia from Lake Nasser is a delight. The most popular ways to cook fish are to grill them over coals or fry them in olive oil.

Egyptians have a serious sweet tooth and no meal is complete without dessert.

Mahallabiye (milk custard with pine nuts and almonds)

ruz bi laban (rice pudding) are the most popular.

Kunafa

Egyptian Dessert, especially during Ramadan

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