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Melban Egyptian Turkish Delight
This extremely sweet desert is a favourite during celebrations like Ramadan and Christmas Ingredients 150g. Water 40g. ...
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Aug 24, 20231 min read
Macaroni Bishamel
This dish is a classic in Egyptian cooking and is a staple during feast times. It's easy to cook and delicious! Ingredients • Ground beef....
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Jul 7, 20232 min read
Potato Tagine
This wonderful dish is a staple in Egyptian house holds easy to make and delicious this may be why we actually call it delicious...
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Jun 30, 20231 min read
Fayoum And Its Beauty
This March I had the opportunity to experience the magical Fayoum Oasis, it is somewhere I have wanted to travel to for years but until...
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Jun 1, 20224 min read
Mashi Stuffed Vegetables
Once of the most favoured dishes during the feast season is the stuffed vegetables. This dish can be for meat eaters or vegetarian all...
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Apr 14, 20221 min read
Arabic Lesson two!
Here is lesson two with a repeat of our previous lesson Enjoy x Welcome ahlan wa sahlan أهلاً و سهلاً Hello General greeting ...
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Mar 19, 20222 min read
Shopping In Arabic!
One useful thing to learn when visiting any country has to be how to buy products from the supermarket or market! Just having the basics...
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Feb 16, 20222 min read
Red & White Monasterys Of Sohag
The Red Monastery is located 21 kilometers west of Sohag province. It is considered one of the most important monasteries established...
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Feb 10, 20223 min read
8 facts about hieroglyphics
Next to the pyramids, the Sphinx and mummies, one of the most intriguing discoveries from ancient Egyptian civilization is a form of...
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Jan 25, 20224 min read
Tombs Of Al-Hawaish
Al-Hawaish is located in the govenerate of Sohag located 255km North of Luxor. Al-Hawawish Cemetery is considered one of the most...
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Jan 19, 20224 min read
Arabic Alphabet
Arabic abjad, is the Arabic script as it is codified for writing Arabic. It is written from right to left in a cursive style and includes...
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Dec 28, 20212 min read
Arabic Numbers
One might be interested to know that, although you will have to learn a new set of Arabic numerals, you actually already know a set of...
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Dec 28, 20212 min read
Egyptian Arabic Phrases
When travelling it is always useful to learn some important phrases of the local language. Some times especially with Arabic there are...
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Nov 20, 20212 min read
Egyptian Sun Bread
Aysh Shems or know in English as Egyptian Sun Bread has been part of the Egyptian diet since the time of the pharaohs we can often see...
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Sep 4, 20212 min read
Koushari Egyptian Street Food
Koushari is an Egyptian street food brought which we started being sold on the streets of Cairo in the early 19th Century. It has...
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Mar 30, 20212 min read
Egyptian Tahmayia aka Felafal
Tahmayia (felafal) is a famous Egyptian street food eaten at breakfast. mot can be eaten on its own in a sand or alongside other...
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Feb 17, 20212 min read
Basbousa aka Egyptian Semolina Cake
Basbousa is a semolina cake that is traditionally flavoured with nuts and sugar water. A real favourite in Egypt especially around feast...
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Sep 12, 20202 min read
Hawawshi A True Egyptian Sandwich!
This fantastic meat sandwich is great for a snack or part of a main meal. Flavoured with scrumptious mince meat filling and toasted to...
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Sep 10, 20202 min read
Strawberry Juice Dubai Style
This is one of my favourite juice drinks, it is not only refreshing but taste pretty good too! Ingredients Fresh or frozen strawberries ...
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Aug 8, 20201 min read
Fasolia - Egyptian Baked Beans!
I do love good baked beans but always found the recipe a little complicated. So, when I came to Egypt and was shownFasolia, I got really...
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Aug 2, 20202 min read
Egyptian Rice Made Easy
Over the years I have had a lot of trouble making Egyptian rice I can not tell you how many bags of rice I have thrown away because I...
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Jun 20, 20203 min read
Egyptian Adas aka Red Lentil Soup
need some comfort food try some Red Lentil Soup
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Jun 20, 20202 min read
Chicken Shawarma
Shwarma is a great dish that can be eaten in a simple sandwich or made in to a full blown meal. It can also be made nice and mild or hot...
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Jun 20, 20202 min read
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