Egypt - Authentic Gastronomy Checklist
Foods
☐ Foul Mudammas/Medames and Taameya: Fava Beans Stew and Falafel 🌱
☐ Koshary: Mixture of Rice, Macaroni, and Lentils 🌱
☐ Molokhiya: Green Soup 🌱
☐ Mahshy: Stuffed Veggies 🌱
☐ Hawawshi: Egyptian street food, featuring spiced minced meat (usually beef or lamb) stuffed inside flatbread and baked or grilled.
☐ Feteer: A traditional Egyptian pastry, with multilayered dough, and filled with various ingredients, such as cheese, honey, or minced meat.
☐ Kabab & Kofta: Grilled meat dishes.
Dessert
☐ Katayef: Mini Pancakes, often stuffed with sweet fillings like nuts or cream, and folded into a half-moon shape. 🌱
☐ Om Ali: Egyptian Bread Pudding made with layers of phyllo pastry, milk, nuts, and raisins, baked to golden perfection. 🌱
☐ Konafa: Pastry made with thin noodle-like pastry strands, layered and filled with nuts or sweetened cheese, then baked or fried.
☐ Basboosa: A sweet semolina cake soaked in simple syrup, often flavored with rose or orange blossom water, creating a moist and aromatic dessert.🌱
☐ Zalabya: Deep-fried dough balls, crispy on the outside and soft on the inside, often coated in sugar or honey for sweetness.🌱
Drinks
☐ Egyptian Sobia Drink: A traditional Egyptian beverage made from rice, flavored with coconut and sometimes almonds, offering a refreshing, sweet taste.🌱
☐ Egyptian Asab drink: A popular sugarcane juice beverage in Egypt, providing a naturally sweet and refreshing taste.🌱
☐ Egyptian Tea/Coffee: green tea.🌱
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