Internationally acclaimed for its landscape, hot hotels and golden sand beaches, Egypt is a popular tourist destination for all these reasons. However the food is also another great excuse to head to Egypt too. Here's some top tips when looking over the menu on your holiday in North Africa.
If you're looking for a main to try that isn't your typical kebab or cous cous, try the stuffed pigeon, which is a very traditional course that comes alongside rice. The bird is cooked in a soupy citrus broth, which enhances the flavours of the pigeon's natural juices.
Another Egyptian delicacy that is well worth a try is shisha or hookah as it is often called in the western world. It is an Arabian water pipe that you smoke flavoured tobacco from. Types of tobacco vary from the likes of coffee and mint to melon and apple. You can also mix some of the flavours too, if you can't decide. Not only is it a fun activity, but it's also a social thing to do too as you share a pipe with several others. Originally it is a social substitute to drinking, which is often frowned upon in the Arab world.
If you're in the mood for something to drink, cleanse your palette with one of their local juices. Lemon Nana is their equivalent of lemonade. Deliciously refreshing, it is also served with crushed fresh mint leaves to give you a minty after taste in your mouth. Not only that, but it's bound to wake up you if the sun is making you sleepy.
Konafah: If you've got a sweet tooth, you must try Konafah on your last minute holidays. This sweet is made of a very thin, almost noodle like pastry and has been around for a great number of years. It is made by drizzling long rows of 'pastry' mixture on a hot plate until they become dry, hard and rigid. These 'noodles' are then mixed with butter or oil and wrapped around a filling made of nuts and whipped cream before being baked and served with a fruit syrup. Be sure to end your meal with this!
If you're looking for a main to try that isn't your typical kebab or cous cous, try the stuffed pigeon, which is a very traditional course that comes alongside rice. The bird is cooked in a soupy citrus broth, which enhances the flavours of the pigeon's natural juices.
Another Egyptian delicacy that is well worth a try is shisha or hookah as it is often called in the western world. It is an Arabian water pipe that you smoke flavoured tobacco from. Types of tobacco vary from the likes of coffee and mint to melon and apple. You can also mix some of the flavours too, if you can't decide. Not only is it a fun activity, but it's also a social thing to do too as you share a pipe with several others. Originally it is a social substitute to drinking, which is often frowned upon in the Arab world.
If you're in the mood for something to drink, cleanse your palette with one of their local juices. Lemon Nana is their equivalent of lemonade. Deliciously refreshing, it is also served with crushed fresh mint leaves to give you a minty after taste in your mouth. Not only that, but it's bound to wake up you if the sun is making you sleepy.
Konafah: If you've got a sweet tooth, you must try Konafah on your last minute holidays. This sweet is made of a very thin, almost noodle like pastry and has been around for a great number of years. It is made by drizzling long rows of 'pastry' mixture on a hot plate until they become dry, hard and rigid. These 'noodles' are then mixed with butter or oil and wrapped around a filling made of nuts and whipped cream before being baked and served with a fruit syrup. Be sure to end your meal with this!
About the Author:
Catherine McCulloch is a travel writer who often goes on trips to Egypt. Click here for great deals on places to stay and flights from MyTravel.
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