Koshary
Koshary is a concentrated carbohydrate meal with rice and pasta. Mixed with lentils, sometimes chickpeas, and always with a delicious tomato sauce. It is served topped with fried onions and is an all-vegetarian meal.
It is usually eaten by Copts during the many vegetarian fasting periods of the year and it has become a really popular street food.
moussaka
Moussaka, also known in Greece, is a layered eggplant dish. Traditionally the bitterness of eggplant is removed with salt – and sunlight – and placed in the oven or fried.
The dish is assembled by layering eggplant with a spicy tomato sauce, and sometimes minced meat. Place in the oven until the eggplant is completely soft and absorbs all the flavor from the sauce, then served with rice.
Kishk
Kishk is a white soup made from fermented bulgur wheat and has a creamy and delicious taste. This dish comes from Upper Egypt where dried bulgur wheat balls are obtained.
Soak dried bulgur in water before adding it to soup broth. Especially perfect for the winter, this soup is creamy and comforting.
herring
Herring is a dish made of a type of smoked fish with pickled onions and other salads, and plenty of lemon.
It is traditionally eaten throughout Egypt on Easter Monday, known in Egypt as “Sham El-Nessim” and is a public holiday celebrated since the Pharaonic era.
It can be found in most seafood restaurants and is a crowd favorite at any time of the year.
Feteer Meshaltet
Something that combines croissants and mille-fee, this delicious dish features a crunchy pastry filled with layers of butter (or ghee as it’s known in Egypt). People eat it salty with cheese or eat it with honey or molasses – some people eat it sweet and salty. It is especially delicious when enjoyed with tea.
Hawawshi
Hawawshi is a common food in Egypt, and is a mixture between a pie and a sandwich. It is stuffed with minced meat and is usually seasoned with pepper, onion, and sometimes pine nuts.
The fat from the meat is drenched in the pastry, which is toasted until crunchy on the outside. It’s comfort food that you can order home.
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