Recipes From Egypt

Information about Egyptian cuisine and where to find recipes from Egypt on the Internet. See also our Egypt Travel Guide

Fast and Easy "Ful Medames" Recipe
This recipe for the Egyptian bean dish known as "Ful Medames" uses canned fava beans to shorten the preparation time. Ful medames is made by slightly mashing hot fava beans and mixing them with a lemon and olive oil sauce. The sauce for this recipe also includes garlic and cumin.

Traditional Egyptian Dishes
- Hamam Mahshi (stuffed pigeon)
- Dawood Basha (meatballs in tomato sauce on rice)
- Mouloukhiya (green vegetable and meat stew)
- Karkadeh (sweet and sour red hibiscus flower drink)
- Umm Ali (sort of a bread pudding with raisins)
- Taameya (aka falafel)
- Koshari
- Aish Baladi (pita like bread)

More Egyptian Recipes
- Ahmed Hamdy Eissa's Kitchen: Egyptian Recipes
- Egypt Daily News Egyptian Recipes
- Open Directory of Egyptian Recipes
- Tour Egypt: Recipes From Egypt

About Egyptian Cuisine
- Egypt Travel "Egyptian Cuisine" Article
- Wikipedia Introduction to Egyptian Cuisine
- Wikipedia "Egyptian Wine" Article

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