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What to eat in Egypt

The 10 best dishes in Egypt

Street food and slow beans for millions.

1

Koshari

Best: Cairo

Rice, lentils, macaroni and chickpeas under spicy tomato sauce and crisp onions.

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2

Ful medames

Best: Cairo

Fava beans stewed overnight, dressed with oil, cumin and lemon.

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3

Ta'ameya

Best: Cairo

Egyptian falafel made with fava beans, green with herbs.

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4

Molokhia

Eaten all over Egypt

Minced jute leaves in a garlic broth with rice and chicken or rabbit.

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5

Mahshi

Eaten all over Egypt

Vegetables stuffed with herbed rice.

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6

Hawawshi

Best: Cairo

Bread stuffed with spiced minced meat and baked crisp.

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7

Fatta

Best: Everywhere at Eid

Rice and toasted bread under lamb, garlic and vinegar.

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8

Feteer meshaltet

Best: Cairo

Layered flaky pastry with honey or cheese.

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9

Hamam mahshi

Eaten all over Egypt

Pigeon stuffed with freekeh and roasted.

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10

Umm Ali

Best: Cairo

Pastry pudding with milk, nuts and raisins.

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Photos: each dish's lead photo on its Wikipedia article (license and author on Wikimedia Commons); "a photo like it" is a food photo of the same kind, not that dish. Cook it opens a recipe in Chef Amazing, or Chef writes one for you. Picked by Chef Amazing, November 2026.