People usually ask me to
recommend tourist attractions in Egypt. I always recommend food
first. That's right, Egyptian food comes before the pyramids, the
Nile and ancient temples. Why? Because Egyptian food is delicious,
and you should do a food tour around the country.
Here's 10 traditional
Egyptian dishes you can't miss:
1- Kabab and kofta: chunks
of beef and beef fingers that were spiced and grilled slowly on a
coal grill.
 |
| www.ma3hd.net |
2- Mombar: rice sausages
boiled then fried in deep oil.
 |
| www.women.bo7.net |
3- Molokhia: smashed jute
leaves, cooked with garlic and chicken broth (the most commonly used
broth for this soup) It's also considered the national dish of Egypt.
Could be vegetarian if the chef used a vegetable stock.
 |
| www.vb.n4hr.com |
4- Alexandrian cow liver:
cut to small pieces and cooked with butter, green chilies and onions.
One of my favorite street foods.
 |
| www.ma7shy.com |
5- Shawarma: you can get
beef or chicken shawarma from pretty much any street in Egypt, I love
it when it's served in hotdog buns with pickles.
 |
| www.gaym.com |
For vegetarians, you can
get my vegetarians' Egyptian food guide on Amazon.com
6- Stuffed and deep fried
fish: mackerel fish stuffed with a mix of parsley, garlic and spices.
Powdered with flour and deep fried, served with caramelized onion and
turmeric rice and green salad.
 |
| www.yasmin.jaeed.com |
7- Macarona bi
al-bechamel: two layers of penne pasta, stuffed with ground beef and
covered with bechamel sauce.
 |
| www.qamoora.com |
8- Fatta: many cook this
dish to celebrate a religious holiday, like the feast or Ramadan. A
layer of Egyptian toasted bread, a layer of rice, topped with chunks
of beef, then pour a scoop of soup and a scoop of garlic and tomato
salsa.
 |
| www.galleryhip.com |
9- Renga: salted and
smocked herring fish served with lemon, tahini sauce and Egyptian
whole wheat and bran bread. Egyptians love eating it on Sham
El-Nassim day, spring festival.
 |
| www.sharkiatoday.com |
10- Last but not least,
Foul Medammes: we eat this dish every day for breakfast. It's fava
beans simmered slowly and spiced with salt, cumin, chili powder and
lemon juice. Served with tahini, oil, bread.
 |
| www.elwatannews.com |
Writing this list makes me
hungry!
