The cuisine of the East delights and fascinates with its spicy aromas and bright palette of colors of all lovers of Arabic color. Egypt can rightfully be called a gastronomic mecca of oriental delicacies and a gourmet country.
Pick your recipe
In Egyptian families, it is customary that there are always many dishes on the table, even if this is a regular dinner. Therefore, housewives know hundreds of original recipes that can conquer any man.
Speaking of oriental cuisine, sweets come to mind first. Many desserts in Egypt are made from natural local yogurt. Despite the abundance of confectionery, the Egyptians are very fond of plain milk chocolate. Among the drinks, the favorite treat of the Arabs is milk with dates. In an unbearable heat, nothing will refresh like a cold hibiscus that can restore youth and beauty.
In the kaleidoscope of second courses, tamaya stands out, which is a bean cutlet with aromatic herbs and spicy spices. Arabs used to eat them for breakfast, as well as ful, which is made from chickpeas and served with hummus. An amazing analogue of Russian cabbage rolls is Egyptian maxi. The basis is small green eggplant, grape leaves or khas, which is wrapped in a filling of rice and vegetables. An incredible assortment of pasta, rice, fried vermicelli, chickpeas, lentils with a thick sauce of cherry tomatoes, vinegar and spices is combined into a unique recipe for koshari. The dish is decorated with onion rings fried to a brown crust.
Among the local delicacies on the Egyptian table you can find pigeons stuffed with rice, and even a watermelon with feta cheese. Connoisseurs of meat dishes will appreciate the spicy minced meat patties, which are called sweaters by the local population. To such a table is one of the most popular local tahini sauces, which is made from sesame paste and served with pita bread for fish and meat. Those who like to experiment with food should definitely try the bright green malachi soup in Egypt, which they eat with rice.
Arabic cuisine includes many fried and fatty dishes, generously seasoned with hot spices. Therefore, some recipes cannot be called useful. But buckwheat, millet, herring, sprats and salted fish in Egypt just can not be found, and even the local mayonnaise will be very different from the Russian sauce to taste, if the hostess decides to season them with salad.