Egypt
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Koshari
Cairo's carb cathedral: rice, lentils, pasta and chickpeas layered together under spicy tomato sauce, garlic vinegar and a rain of crisp onions. Ingredients: brown lentils, rice, macaroni, spaghetti, chickpeas, onions, o…
Ful Medames
Egypt's ancient breakfast: fava beans simmered overnight until creamy, mashed with olive oil, lemon, cumin and parsley, scooped with baladi bread. Ingredients: dried fava beans, onion, garlic, tomatoes, cumin, olive oil,…
Mahshi
The stuffed vegetables of celebration: zucchini, peppers, eggplant and vine or cabbage leaves filled with herbed rice (and sometimes meat), braised in tomato broth. Ingredients: small zucchini, bell peppers, eggplants, v…
Umm Ali
Egypt's bread pudding of legend: torn pastry or bread baked in sweet, nutty milk with raisins, coconut and cream, served bubbling from a clay dish. Ingredients: baked puff pastry, croissants or bread, milk, cream, sugar,…
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