Bowls of steaming deliciousness As I write this, it is the beginning of the hot season in Egypt. The cold temperatures are rising steadily, and...

A meaningful meal Recently I was in a restaurant in Cairo called Aish wi Malh. This is Arabic for Bread and Salt. I thought this was a rather...

Stringy bits of fried dough with nuts and honey: YUM! Ramadan is a month of fasting for Muslims around the world. But also key during this time is...

The pickles might not taste like yours back home! With almost any food you eat here in Egypt:• a plated meal• a sandwich• breakfast• liver with...

The most famous Egyptian meal! In Egypt, it is difficult to define what is:• THE national meal• THE favourite dish of the people• THE staple food of...

Breakfast to Go How many times have you heard it said that, ‘Breakfast is the most important meal of the day?’. In Egypt, breakfast is not to be...

A gloopy, green, viscous, soupy thing! A unique Egyptian National Dish, beloved by her people, is Molokheya. To the un-initiated, this can be scary...

Everyone eats them every day! We probably all remember our parents at one stage or another, telling us to eat our green vegetables! Now broccoli and...

Let the people eat cakes, biscuits and pastries It is said that the way to a man’s heart is through his stomach. However it must be said that the...