Tag: Egypt

Tarator Middle Eastern sesame-lemon sauce drizzled with olive oil on a plate
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Tarator

Tarator is a favorite sauce in the Eastern Mediterranean. Serve it with shawarma, fish, falafel, kefta or over vegetables.

Egyptian kushari shop
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Kushari

Kushari is a simple yet healthful dish of pasta, rice and lentils widely sold in small Egyptian restaurants and roadside stands. It is often considered the Egyptian national dish.

Kefta meatballs with yougurt sauce
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Kefta

Spiced meatballs are common in one form or another from Morocco in the west through the Middle East all the way to India.

Bowl of hummus topped with parprika with a drizzle of olive oil
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Hummus bi Tahina

Hummus is popular appetizer, or meze, throughout the Middle East. Cooked chickpeas are pureed with sesame paste, garlic, lemon juice, oil oil and salt.

Pigeon loft in Egypt
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Hamam Mahshi

Egyptians have kept pigeons, or squab, since ancient times. One of their favorite ways of serving them is stuffed with cracked wheat and braised as hamam mahshi (ha-MAM mah-SHEE).

Piece of basboosa with almond topping
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Basboosa

A favorite Egyptian sweet, basboosa is a semolina cake that is baked and soaked with a floral-scented syrup.