Welcome, fellow food lovers, to Egyptian cuisine. Its foods are but one tantalizing miracle of tastes and fragrant spices—a treasury of tastes to create indulgence in the taste buds, leaving one craving for more. Get ready for an adventure in the Land of the Pharaohs with Mr Egypt, your real travel agent to unforgettable luxury tours and travel packages in Egypt.
Breakfast in Egypt, in fact, is not just a meal but a rebellion and is as old as the oldest civilization in civilization history. To go even further, one of the typical meals recognized worldwide is Ful Medames, which has been a pride of the Egyptian table for centuries and has been associated with the Pharaohs. This tasty, tasty-proteinous meal includes boiled fava beans emulsified in olive oil, garlic, lemon juice, and a pinch of cumin. This is perfect for those who are into a simple food trip; it blends well with warm pita bread. Ful Medames is not only a meal, but it’s a tradition during which families and friends share a meal to strengthen their bonds in the morning.
Beside Ful Medames, there is Ta’ameya, which is Egyptian falafel. While falafel is the fried bloated chickpeas known in the Levant, Ta’ameya is made from minced fava beans mixed with herbs and spices and therefore relatively green-colored as well as having the taste of fresh herbs. It is made into patties, fried until crunchy, and has a propensity to be taken with tahini sauce and, on other occasions, rolled in pita bread with pickles and veggies. Ta’ameya accompanied by Ful Medames is a breakfast combination that will explain to the world the variety of Egyptian traditional cuisine.
Egyptian street food is a medley of colors, smells, tastes, and textures, out of which every passerby has something to entice them. Shawarma definitely is among the king's harem, with its marinated chicken or beef roasted on a vertical spit, thin-sliced, and wrapped in soft pita bread with fresh vegetables and garlic sauce. Every bite cascades on your palate with smoky, juicy, and creamy flavors. Whether to be eaten on the run or enjoyed in a local eatery, shawarma is an experience that marries the modern with the traditional.
Another street food gem in Egypt is Hawawshi, known as the Egyptian burger. It is a pocket of baladi bread with spiced minced meat inside, baked until the bread is crispy and the filling savory and aromatic. Hawawshi tells the tale of how creative the street chefs of Egypt can get to make something every bit as flavor-packed as fast food. At the end of the street food trip with Egypt day tour, you can fill in with a Sahlab cut or white drink made warm and creamy from milk, orchid flour, and sugar, flavored with cinnamon, nuts, and sometimes coconut. This is the perfect sweet, warming touch to round out the bold flavors of street food.
Every trip to Egypt would not be complete without a voyage to taste its sweets and other pastries since they embody indulgence. One of the favorites, basbousa is a semolina cake that is soaked in syrup and garnished with almonds. It is neither too sweet nor too bitter and can be well enjoyed after a good meal. As popular as the Knafeh is Konafa, pastry layers of wafer-thin dough with creamy cheese filling or nuts and syrup. This is probably one of the best crisp, creamy, sticky dishes that a man can ever eat.
favorite is Om Ali, an Egyptian version of the bread pudding. It is a baked pastry made out of sheets of puff pastry soaked in milk and cream and containing nuts and raisins and its sensuous warmth puts one’s feet in Egyptian home cooking, I suppose. These are perfect to have, regardless if you indulge in them at a café all Egyptian or better yet, while on a felucca sailboat in the Nile; it gives the right ending to an Egyptian taste.