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Koshary, kushari or kosher is Egypts national dish and a widely popular street food. It is a traditional Egyptian staple. It mixes pasta, fried rice, vermicelli, brown lentils and topped tomato sauce, garlic, vinegar and garnished with chickpeas and crispy fried onions. A MUST try when you visit Egypt.
This one is for the beef or lamb lovers.Kofta, Kafta, or Kafka is often characterized as the Middle Eastern version of a hamburger. it is made with ground beef, ground lamb, or both, but that’s pretty much where the similarity ends. Kofta can be served as meatballs or it can be formed onto skewers as kebabs and cooked over an open flame. Delicious!
The kebab is composed of lamb or chicken meat. It is usually served on a skewer that is baked in charcoal with parsley. nied by vegetables, also roasted, or rice and salad. One of the most popular is the kebab Hal-la, which is cooked in a pot with onion and is accompanied by roasted potatoes. Don’t leave without trying a kebab!
Ful/Foul mudammas is basically stewed fava beans (or broad beans), typically seasoned with a little ground cumin and finished with good extra virgin olive oil. or tahini. Egyptians serve with warm pita bread and jazz it up with lemon juice, fresh veggies and herbs. A great dish for breakfast!
Egyptian Shawarma is a traditional Middle Eastern cuisine that combines tender meat, fluffy pita bread, and warming spice blends to create the perfect savoury bite. Shawarma, like gyros, is a popular street meal that can be found all over the world and is noted for its bold, complex flavour characteristics.
Stuffed pigeon are squab and are healthily raised in towers in the countryside. Once ready to be cooked, the birds are marinated and then stuffed with rice of freekeh which is a cereal food made from green durum wheat. The bird is also stuffed with onion and chopped giblets seasoned with cinnamon, cumin, nuts, and pepper, and then is either spit-roasted or grilled.
Egypt is a good country for shopping, because it’s cities have wide range of markets where they sell some of the most typical products of the country. The largest and best known of all is the Khalili, located in one of the oldest areas of Cairo. Through its narrow streets you can find many stalls with traditional shisha, poufs, carpets, ceramics, paintings, perfumes and clothing of all styles. The most sought-after purcase, however, is the djellaba, the typical Egyptian costume that is made up of a tunic of different colors and embroidery. Goldsmithing is one of the trades with the longest tradition in the country, as well as the classic papyri with engravings of hieroglyphics . The most advisable thing is that, in both cases, that you purchase these items in places that offer a guarantee of authenticity.
Papyri are one of the most famous products of Egypt due to their history, tradition and popularity. Formerly, this was the material used to perform important deeds of society and was exported to other countries. Papyrus often feature numerous hieroglyphics where scenes of the daily life are recorded, imagery of the Egyptian Gods and notes about important events. to the conservation of these ancient papyri, today we are able to know how the pyramids were built. In Egypt you can find printers and shops where you can buy papyri with typical motifs or even with your own name. We recommend avoiding those that are sold on the street, as many of them are fake and of poor quality. To know if a papyrus is authentic you can pass a wet finger on its surface and, if the water does not pass through, it is good quality.
Also called hookah, shisha is the container of metal and glass that is used to smoke flavoured tobacco. It is a habit deeply rooted in Arab countries, so in addition to being able to find it in numerous restaurants and tearooms, this product is also available to buy in almost all stores in the country. There are different sizes and designs, and they will surely be hand painted with some Egyptian motif. One of the best places to buy at a low price is in the Khalili market in Cairo, where you will find a variety of them. Even if you do not intend to smoke through them, they are great items for decoration.
One of the most sought after products by travelers in Egypt. Many of the streets of the great Egyptian cities like Cairo or Alexandria are full of perfume shops. On guided tours it is common to stop at some of the perfume houses that are scattered along the road. The most advisable thing is to buy it in these type of shops, since they often offer you a guarantee that it is an authentic perfume and not watered down. One of the best known is Alamir Perfumes Palaces, famous for its scent called ‘Secrets of the desert’. It is located near Giza and is authenticated by the government.
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