Egypt Recipes
Five thousand years of feeding people along one river. Not sure what to eat in Egypt? Start with Koshari, Hawawshi, Om Ali and Ful Medames. Here are 9 authentic Egypt recipes, each from a specific region, with cultural context and dietary substitutions for every table.
9 recipes
Ta'ameya (Egyptian Falafel)Cairo, Egypt · medium · 1 h 10 minEgypt’s own falafel, made from split fava beans instead of chickpeas, packed with herbs for a vivid green centre and fried to a shattering crisp.
Ta'ameya (Egyptian Falafel) KoshariCairo, Egypt · easy · 1 hCairo’s carb-on-carb street food: lentils, rice, and pasta under spiced tomato sauce and crispy onions.
Ful MedamesAlexandria, Egypt · easy · 35 minSlow-cooked fava beans mashed with cumin, lemon, and olive oil, the breakfast that has powered Egypt for millennia.
MolokhiaCairo, Egypt · easy · 40 minFinely minced jute leaves cooked into a green, garlicky soup finished with a sizzling coriander-garlic ta’leya.
HawawshiCairo, Egypt · easy · 45 minSpiced minced meat baked inside crisp flatbread until juicy and golden, an Egyptian street sandwich.
Om AliCairo, Egypt · easy · 45 minA warm bread pudding of flaky pastry soaked in sweet spiced milk with nuts and coconut, Egypt's national dessert.
Shorbet Ads (Egyptian Red Lentil Soup)Cairo, Egypt · easy · 55 minRed lentils simmered with onion, carrot, tomato, garlic and cumin, blended velvety smooth and served with lemon and crisp toasted pita croutons.
Roz bel Shareya (Egyptian Vermicelli Rice)Cairo, Egypt · easy · 1 h 10 minFine vermicelli toasted golden in ghee, then cooked with short-grain Egyptian rice into a fluffy, buttery, nutty pilaf served with stews, kofta and roast chicken.
Termis (Egyptian Brined Lupini Beans)Alexandria, Egypt · easy · 4 daysDried lupini beans soaked, boiled until bright yellow and leached in fresh water for days until the bitterness is gone, then kept in salty brine with lemon, cumin and chili.
📋 Teaching Egypt?A free, printable Country of the Week guide for the classroom: geography, a kid-friendly recipe, and discussion prompts.
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