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Egyptian Cuisine - an Introduction
The Egyptian Cuisine has some unique varieties which one can hardly find anywhere else. Largely influenced by the Nile River, the life of Egypt, the Egyptian Cuisine is dominated by wine, bread, beans, pickled fish, honey, and vinegar. Tasty enough to tease the palate, the Egyptian Cuisine is also as much appealing to the non-Egyptians as well. Consists of the local culinary tradition like Ful Medames, Kushari, and Molokhia, the Egyptian Cuisine is pretty similar to the various food of the eastern Mediterranean such as kebab and falafel. While in Egypt, you must visit the any of the restaurants and go for the Egyptian Cuisine, you will love that, surely.
Various Egyptian Cuisine
Arguably, the most popular Egyptian Cuisine is the Ful Medames or mashed fava beans, which is considered to be the national dish of Egypt. The bread has a vital role to play in the list of Egyptian Cuisine. Most of the cuisine of Egypt are accompanied by bread. The local bread is called Eish Masri or Eish Baladi, the meaning of which is the 'life'.
The most of the Egyptian Cuisine are dominated by the fresh vegetables. As the early Egyptians were known as accomplished agriculturists, the agriculture is in the blood of the Egyptians. Pistachios, pine nuts, almonds, hazelnuts, and walnuts, all are very popular these days in Egypt. And one can find their applications in various Egyptian food. The Egyptians love vegetables and they also extensively use vegetables like lettuce, peas, cucumbers, beets, beans, herbs, and greens in their various dishes.
A typical Egyptian Meal
In a typical Egyptian meal, one would find the presence of bread and the fava beans. The Egyptian Cuisine is known for its flavor and fresh ingredients. A Egyptian meal would consist of a soup, meat, vegetable stew, bread, salad, and rice or pasta. Like many other Arab countries, the desserts of the Egyptians are not rich as well.
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One may also find bean stew and falafel with veal, lamb and pigeon in the Egyptian Cuisine. Fruits are served after the meal.
Popular Egyptian Dishes
Among all the Egyptian Cuisine, a few number of dishes have emerged as very popular among the people of Egypt. The popular dishes in Egypt include Kebab and Kofta, which are usually of lamb meat, Shawerma, which is a popular sandwich of shredded meat or chicken, Dukkah, which is a dry mixture of chopped nuts etc.
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