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Tag: Egypt
Tamiya
See Falafel recipe Also spelled taamiyah, ta’amiyah, taamiya, or ta’amiya.
Aish
See Pita recipe
Tarator
Tarator is a favorite sauce in the Eastern Mediterranean. Serve it with shawarma, fish, falafel, kefta or over vegetables.
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
Spiced meatballs are common in one form or another from Morocco in the west through the Middle East all the way to India.
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.
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).
Beid Hamine
Beid hamine is an Egyptian egg dish with origins in Egypt's ancient Jewish community.
Basboosa
A favorite Egyptian sweet, basboosa is a semolina cake that is baked and soaked with a floral-scented syrup.