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Something about the food... (for Pauly)
One thing I've noticed is that Egyptian staples can be pretty much eaten for breakfast, lunch or dinner. For breakfast particularly the locals looove something called foule (pronounced - fool) and it's basically tomato, onion, black and white pepper, salt and fava beans, all mushed up like a porridge - I believe it has to be prepared over a long period and cooked in a copper pot (to get the flavour just right). It's actually very nice and not just consumed at breakfast. It often has spices added to suit the individual and of course it's lovely with squeezed lemon or lime juice sqeezed straight from the fruit. Otherwise the food you see most of is your standard middle eastern fare - although here they call it "oriental salad", which means it took me a while to work out where on the menu it was!! You know - babaganoui (spelt wrong), tahini, hommous and lots of diced tomato and cucumber. Don't forget about the flat bread - there is a lot of bread here. They also have something called "shewermas" which are basically sliced meat, spiced mayo and salad on a roll - pretty yummy for food in a hurry though. The favourite drinks are hibiscus tea (preferably cold) as well as lots of other black teas - very nice with a sheesha (water pipe) and don't forget the coffee Pauly : ) fantastic! I've going to bring you back a sample and something to make it in... Hope I've got you salivating - see you in a couple of weeks. Jo