All about the great Egyptian recipes
Egyptian Civilization is one of the most prominent in the world’s history and so is the Egyptian cuisine. Egyptian Recipes resemble Eastern Mediterranean Cuisine, such as Grape Leaves, Rice-stuffed Vegetables, Falafel, Baba Ghannoug, Shawarma Kebab and Baklava. When it comes to Egyptian recipes, it is believed that ancient Egyptians were fond of Garlic, Onion and loads of spices and thus used much of these in there everyday Cooking.
The list of Egyptian delicacies is never ending whereby some of the most distinguished ones are: Ful Medames, Koshari, Rice-stuffed pigeon, Molokheyya, Kebda, and Mahshi. Apart from these recipes, Egyptian recipes fall no short of awesome desserts. Desserts take centre seat especially in the Holy month of Ramadan which is the month of fasting for all the Muslims in Egypt.
During this Holy month all the families sit and eat together every day post sunset thereby enjoying superior and rich food including exclusive desserts like Qatayef and Kunafah. Other prized Egyptian Desserts include: Couscous, Halawa, Honey and Coconut Pie, Feteer Meshaltet. Also, when discussing Egyptian recipes, Egyptian Beverages can’t be overlooked. Tea and Sugar Cane Juice are the two most Crowd-Pleasing drinks there.
Tea is the national drink in Egypt whereas Sugar Cane Juice or ‘Aseer Asab’ is another equally favorite Egyptian drink widely available on several street stalls road side. Egyptians prefer sweet black Tea. Also other popular beverages amongst Egyptians are Herbal Tea, Green Tea, Licorice Tea and Coffee. Wide variety of Herbal Teas are preferred by Egyptians and the most favored is Karkadeh or Hibiscus Tea which is an integral part of Egyptian wedding celebrations as well as believed to posses immense health benefits.
If you are worried about how to make such delicacies, than not to worry as there are number of sites that provide you with detailed Egyptian food recipes, and help you in making a sumptuous and mouth watering dishes.
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