Food of Egypt

Rice Dishes

Koshari

Egypt's national street food - a hearty bowl of rice, lentils and pasta under spiced tomato sauce and crispy onions.

Egypt · Cairo

Desserts & Sweets

Umm Ali

Warm milk pudding of pastry, nuts and coconut.

Egypt · Nationwide

Breads & Pastries

Aish Merahrah

Sourdough-maize flatbread from Upper Egypt, leavened with fenugreek and baked on clay taboons in Nile-valley towns from Beni Suef to Sohag.

Egypt · Upper Egypt / Nile Valley (Beni Suef, Minya, Asyut, Sohag)

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Snacks & Appetizers

Ful Medames

Slow-cooked fava beans mashed with oil, lemon and cumin.

Egypt · Nationwide