Food

In Upper Egypt, sweets are generally made of flour, yeast, ghee, honey and fruits (and, recently, sugar). The dough can…

That nifty fusion of rice, pasta (including vermicelli noodles, spaghetti, and macaroni), brown lentils and chickpeas with a tomato-based salsa…

Mona Amer appears in a new Ramadan cooking show, inspiring the homebound chefs of the city just in time for…

A recipe from one of Egypt's most familiar faces in the kitchen

Deep inside me is a voice that wants to sustain everything old-school about Cairo. If I have the choice, I’ll…

Academics have long known that too much choice can be a bad thing. If you walk into a supermarket and…

Weeka Okra is one of the most famous Upper Egyptian recipes, where the instrument (mefraak) is used to mash the…

Since ancient times, the fertile and ever renewing soil of the Nile took advantage of a suitable climate for different…

In Cairo's intensely competitive grilled meats arena, Rifai in Sayeda Zeinab has attracted positive press and a firm, loyal following…

Poultry was one of the most important sources of nutrition in the diet of ancient Egyptians. These birds varied between…