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The Egyptian layered pastry, sweet or savoury, stretched by hand in front of you.
AlexandriaWorking-class districts, Alexandria
Baladi bread stuffed with spiced minced meat, oven-baked until crisp.
AlexandriaBahary and working-class districts
Hurghada's late-night meal, three streets from the marina restaurants.
HurghadaSekalla, Hurghada
Egyptian home cooking, served on a street terrace near the souk.
LuxorEast bank, Luxor
Terraces in the middle of the fields, between the Colossi and the Valley of the Kings.
LuxorWest bank, Luxor
Mild tagines, spiced rice and flatbreads, served in the village houses.
AswanWest bank and islands, Aswan
Grills and koshari in a town the cruises pass through without stopping.
AswanEdfu
Chicken, rice and stewed vegetables, served before or after the desert.
The oases and the Western DesertBawiti, Bahariya Oasis
Oasis bread, dates and the Western Desert's stews.
The oases and the Western DesertMut and Al-Qasr, Dakhla Oasis
Dates, olives, garden vegetables: oasis cooking, largely vegetarian.
Marsa Matrouh and SiwaSiwa
Sayeda Zeinab's liver and sausage, served from the pan until late.
CairoSayeda Zeinab
Spiced minced meat sealed in bread and put to the wood oven.
CairoWorking-class districts, Cairo
The hand-stretched layered pastry, sweet or savoury, baked in four minutes.
CairoAll over Cairo
Charcoal-grilled chicken, sold whole with bread, tahini and salads.
The national green soup, finely chopped and finished with fried garlic.
CairoCairo
Konafa, basbousa, om ali: Egyptian sweets sold by weight, all night.
Taameya, foul, potato and aubergine in baladi bread, for almost nothing.
Nile fish and grills facing the river, in a student town.
The Delta and the north coastMansoura
At the Nile's mouth, river and sea fish on the same table.
The Delta and the north coastRosetta (Rashid)
Lagoon fish cooked by the people who just caught it.
The Delta and the north coastBurullus, Kafr el-Sheikh
Kebab, kofta and pigeon in the Delta's liveliest town.
The Delta and the north coastTanta
The farming Delta's cooking: poultry, rice, cheeses and vegetables of the day.
The Delta and the north coastZagazig, Sharqia
Bread baked under the sand, wood-fire tea and mountain stew.
SinaiSaint Catherine, South Sinai
Grilled fish and Bedouin salads on mats, facing Arabia.
SinaiNuweiba, South Sinai
