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Vegetables sorted into wooden crates, under the awning

Cairo · Zamalek, Maadi, Sheikh Zayed

The farmers' markets

Weekend markets where farms from Fayoum and the Delta sell direct.

€€ Mid-range

A short supply chain has appeared in Cairo: buffalo cheeses, honey, dates, soaps, seasonal vegetables, sold by the growers themselves at markets rotating between districts at the weekend. It is new, urban, and did not exist ten years ago.

The extra bit

Fresh buffalo cheese and clover honey are what supermarkets do not have.

Know before you go

Dates and places change: these markets are announced on social media a few days ahead.

Directions

Zamalek, Maadi and Sheikh Zayed, Cairo

Directions

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