Food Of Egypt – Egyptian Recipes

It doesn’t matter what Egyptians are celebrating, food will be there! And depending on the holiday, cookies may be the star of the occasion like during Eid-ul-Fitr or Christmas.  The butter cookies we’re making here, called Ghorayeba in Egyptian, are bite size cookies that quickly melt in your mouth and leave you desiring for more. […]

My grandfather spent many hours in the kitchen pickling all sorts of vegetables.  And at lunch time, when the family came together for the main meal of the day, my grandpa was the last one to join us because he took his time putting together small dishes of the different salads and pickles he had […]

Egyptians get their “liver fix” either from street food carts or fast food shops. Gathered around food carts at different street corners, they enjoy their stir fried liver served in small plates with fresh chili peppers, lime wedges and warm pitas.  For a quick bite or an order to go, they pick up their liver […]

A lot of us love eating raw onions but do we dare to admit it? And say we admit it, how much of it do we dare eating? This recipe is a great addition to any meal when you’re craving that onion taste but don’t want the lingering after taste. I love this recipe because […]

A simply boiled chicken seems basic but it’s an art to make.  Although the spices vary from one country to another, many countries have recipes for boiled chicken.  In this recipe, I combine the techniques the Taiwanese use to boil chicken while keeping its meat moist with the Egyptian spices that make this a staple […]