Egyptian Cuisine & Recipes

Typical Egyptian Dishes

Appetizers

• Baba Ghanoush (Middle Eastern eggplant dip)
• Hummus bi Tahini (Chickpea & sesame dip)

Soups & Stews)

• Milookhiyya (Green herb soup)

Eggs & Dairy

• Beid Hamine (Egyptian slow-cooked eggs)
• Gibna Beida (Feta-style cheese)
• Gibna Rumy (Cheddar-style cheese)
• Mish (Ancient farmhouse-style cheese)

Poultry

• Biram Ruzz (Baked rice mold with chicken)
• Hamam Mahshi (Pigeons stuffed with bulgur)

Meats

• Bamia (Ground lamb & okra stew)
• Kuftat (Spiced meatballs; see Kefta recipe)

Vegetables & Beans

• Fool Medames (Fava bean stew)
• Koshari (Lentils, rice & pasta)
• Tamiyah (Fried chickpea patties; see Falafel recipe)

Breads & Grains

• Aish (Pocket bread; see Pita recipe)
• Biram Ruzz (Baked rice mold with chicken)
• Feteer Meshaltet (Egyptian puff pastry with dips)
• Fireek (Cracked green wheat)
• Kushari (Lentils, rice & pasta)

Sauces

• Dim’a Musabika (Spicy tomato sauce)
• Taratour (Sesame sauce)

Desserts

• Basboosa (Semolina cake with honey-lemon syrup)
• Couscous (Cinnamon-scented sweet)
• Esh es Seraya (Bread & honey sweet)
• Mihallabiya (Rose-scented pudding)

Breakfast

• Ful Medames (Fava bean stew)
• Beid Hamine (Egyptian slow-cooked eggs)