Whether you're getting a bite to eat from a street vendor or eating at a classy 5-star dining establishment, Cairo is the location for hearty and tasty meals that will undoubtedly thrill all taste. The city is known for its North African food and numerous restaurants to choose from; you can barely go wrong. Read on to find one of the tastiest things to attempt in Cairo.
10. Simit
If sightseeing has you desire a snack on the move, look no more than the simple simit: a classic Turkish baked good that has ended up being prominent Cairene street food. This sesame-covered bread looks like a cross between a bagel and a cracker well as has a soft, fluffy interior. It is typically offered with a hard-boiled egg and is most popular around Easter when the Egyptians commemorate Sham Ennessim.
Location: Sample it from a road cart at a souk (marketplace) such as Khan el-Khalili (Al-Azhar St).
9. Hawawshi
Typically eaten for lunch or supper, hawawshi is prepared by packing pita bread with a minced meat combination seasoned with onions, peppers, and chillies to develop a deliciously warm and zesty meal. If you're willing to take the heat, hawawshi makes for a filling dish.
Location: El Hawawshy El Asly (63 El Hegaz St).
8. Ful
When you think of morning meal, bean stew isn't typically the first thing to come to mind; however, in Cairo, spiced fava beans is the functioning man's delicious best morning meal. Flavoured with cumin and olive oil and served with pita or French bread, it's a famous recipe in restaurants and street vendors.
Location: Niema (172 Nile Corniche), a street cart in front of the Agouza's Cops Medical facility, serves traditional dish and also has a stunning sight of the Nile.
7. Koshary
This straightforward meal made a social sensation, is a hearty dish constructed from rice, pasta, and lentils incorporated with chickpeas, tomatoes, garlic, and crunchy deep-fried onions in a tomato-vinegar sauce. Although it may seem like a kitchen sink meal, there's an art to a great koshary, and also, till you've tried it in Cairo, you have not tried it in all.
Location: Both Felfela (15 Hoda Shaarawi St) and Abou Tarek (26 El-Shaikh Marouf) use cheap and mouth-watering koshary in moderate facilities.
6. Hamam Mahshi
If you're searching for a luxurious dish, you might be amazed to find that a popular recipe for unique celebrations-- hamam mahshi-- remains in truth prepared pigeon. Elevated in impressive conical towers and tweezed at the ripe age of 6 weeks, these birds are marinated and packed with a blend of rice or wheat, onions, cinnamon, and cumin, well as nuts, and then barbequed over a timber charcoal fire.
Location: Farahat (126 Al Azhar St)
5. Shawarma
Characteristically Center Eastern, shawarma is a simple as well as preferred comfort food for several. Composed of pieces of meat sculpted from a gradually revolving skewer, shawarma is typically accompanied by bread, salads, and sauces. It can be served from street carts throughout the city or in several dining establishments if you expensive a sit-down technique to this meat feast.
Location: Abu Haidar (13 Ibrahim El Laqqany St) has perhaps the best shawarma in Cairo, and also though a concealed treasure, it lives up to its name.
4. Egyptian Brunch
The Egyptians favour savoury foods for morning meal, as well as breakfast is no different. A sizeable Egyptian brunch is a dish to share and also includes homemade dips such as baba ganoush (eggplant) and also hummus, sides like Roumy cheese and also garlic tomatoes, and certainly pita and falafels.
Location: Stop by Zitouni (1089 Corniche El Nil) in the Cairo Four Seasons Resort on Fridays for a substantial as well as glamorous brunch in a typical Egyptian setup.
3. Om Ali
If you have a sweet tooth, Om Ali, meaning "Ali's mother," is a treat you can not miss out on. This soft and delicate bread dessert is made of pastry combined with nuts, raisins, coconut, cinnamon, lotion and plenty of sugar. It can be eaten fresh out of the oven or offered chillily.
Location: The Khan El-Khalili Restaurant & Naguib Mahfouz Cafe (5 El Baddistan Lane), called after a Nobel-prize winning Egyptian author, is the location to go with fantastic Om Ali.
2. Coffee
Coffee at an ahwa (Arabic for coffee shop) is an excellent experience for anyone who wishes to appreciate local Cairene society and an example, the advertised coffee or shai (tea). Traditional cafes vapour from the smoke of aromatic shishas (pipes). Do not be shocked if individuals at the following table strike up a conversation-- ahwas are an excellent place to satisfy new people.
Location: For a standard and cherished ahwa, stop by El-Fishawi (El-Fishawi Street) in Khan al-Khalili.
1. Zibib
Although the Egyptians don't boast a wide variety of hard liquors, zibib is one concoction every daring visitor have to attempt. Made with anise, it has a potent as well as sticking around flavour. Even though it is typically offered on the rocks, many individuals choose to dilute it with water, while some even blend it with tea.
Location: Sip the Asmara brand name Zibib at your resort bar or grab a container from the regional liquor store chain.
