Across the Middle East and Northern Africa region (MENA), falafel is served as a breakfast food and is usually prepared as a sandwich. Known as ta’ameya in Egypt, it's the meatless breakfast patty of ...

He also tested falafel from countries such as Syria and Lebanon. Despite their use of more complicated ingredients, he says: “In my opinion, they’d be hard-pressed to beat the Egyptian version.” A BBC ...

Not long ago, Mohamed Elrafal decided to trade his antiques business for a spotless new street cart, which to this untrained eye looks as if it’s painted deep Egyptian blue. The color would be only ...

Egypt has a rich culinary tapestry that is not just about falafels, hummus, and baba ghanoush. Foodies the world over have been captivated by Egyptian dishes as it is rooted in centuries-old ...

Om Ali is one of Yvonne Boules' signature dishes at Café Dahab, the Egyptian focused Mediterranean restaurant that she runs with her daughter Nancy. Puff pastry, hazelnuts, and coconut are layered in ...

Gone are the chickpeas so ubiquitous in most other countries; here, the main ingredient is broad beans, which fry better and result in a lighter, fluffier take on the popular snack. It’s Wednesday ...

Khaled Hegazzi has kept Egyptian heritage central in his life since immigrating two decades ago from Alexandria on the Nile delta to New Orleans on the Mississippi delta. A poet and writer, he owns ...

If you are on a budget, but have a lot of mouths to feed, this is the recipe for you! Shahir’s $10 Egyptian Falafel Platter is also great for an inexpensive but impressive dinner party. Preheat oven ...

When you sit down to name your business, you want the name to mean something and tell the consumer what you do. Egyptian Food is the name of the cart and that is what they do. Mohammed, the owner and ...