Average travellers can quickly tell you about some of the most
renowned attractions in Egypt. However, only a few will be able to name even
one of the Egyptian culinary delicacies. Unfortunately, travellers find the
destinations, sites, tombs, and shrines so compelling that they forget to savour
the food. A trip remains utterly incomplete if someone doesn’t get a taste of
local delicacies. If you search for an Egyptian restaurant in your home country
or anywhere else, then you won’t find one. Egyptian cuisine remains to be a
well-kept secret, but it does share a few similarities with its Mediterranean
equivalents. Here are a few must-try concoctions of Egypt.
Ful Mudammas:
Egyptian
folks prefer to have this dish for breakfast. However, if you’re hungry enough,
then you can order it at any time of the day. It is one of the best recipes to
try on Egypt Tours. The
delicacy contains mashed fava beans, garlic, cumin, lemon, and tahini. In other
Egyptian cities, Ful Mudammas can also constitute of vinegar, parley, eggs,
tomato sauce, and other ingredients. The accompaniment of this dish is warm
pita bread.
Koshary:
If you can
name at least one Egyptian dish then it will probably be Koshary. The Egyptians
enjoy this recipe so much that there are restaurants which serve only Koshary. So, you must try it on your Egypt Tours.
Its contents include pasta, rice, fried onions, garbanzo beans, hot sauce, and
tomato sauce on top. If you need, then you can choose to customize the amount
of hot sauce you’ll have.
Fiteer
Baladi:
This dish is what the Egyptians describe as the ‘pizza of the
Egyptians.’ It is stone-fired bread which contains several layers of filo dough
and butter. Naturally, you can imagine that it isn’t exactly something to have
as a lightweight snack. Chefs stuff Fiteer with almost anything, including
savoury and sweet fillings. You can get it in nearly anywhere in Egypt. However,
the best restaurants which specialize in different varieties of this dish are
in Cairo.
Fattah: You can
probably recognize the dominant trend in Egyptian dishes. They are all about
being hearty with their food. Fattah is not an exception, and it contains baked
or deep-fried, bite-sized pieces of pita bread. Along with it comes cooked rice
spread on top of the bread. Finally, they land a generous portion of sautéed
beef on top of everything else. Garnishing and seasoning take place with
garlic-tomato sauce.
Molokhia: The last
delicacy on the least is undoubtedly not the worst. In fact, Egyptian royalty
used to favour this dish. It is known as Molokhia, and today it is a staple in
almost every Egyptian kitchen. Molokhia is a leafy green vegetable served on
thick stew along with rice or bread. It may sound like a simple recipe, but
most Egyptians make a mess out of it while cooking.
Diversity and
uniqueness
Yes, multiplicity and inimitability accompany Egypt in every way,
even in its cuisine. This topic could include ten more Egyptian delicacies.
Unfortunately, there isn’t much space to add them. Besides, you may not have to
read about them. After all, you’re heading to the land of the pharaohs soon.
So, try to be a little adventurous and taste a few other delicacies than the
ones mentioned here.
