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Eating vegetarian in Cairo
Egyptian popular cooking is largely vegan — you just have to know it.
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Koshari, foul, taameya, meatless molokheya, salads, vegetable tagines: everyday Egyptian food is almost entirely plant-based, for economic as much as religious reasons — the Coptic fast lasts weeks each year and imposes cooking without animal products.
The extra bit
Ask for "siyami" — fasting food: the word means, everywhere, a dish with no animal products.
Know before you go
Watch the stock: molokheya and rice are often built on chicken broth. "Siyami" removes the ambiguity.
