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+====== Cairo Cuisine ======
+==== Koshari ====
+Cairo’s iconic street dish of rice, lentils, macaroni, chickpeas, spicy tomato sauce, and fried onions—chaotic yet harmonious. [([[https://www.daringgourmet.com/koshari-national-dish-of-egypt/|The Daring Gourmet]])]
+==== Hawawshi Baladi ====
+Spiced minced meat stuffed into flatbread and baked or grilled, crisp outside and juicy inside. [([[https://www.themediterraneandish.com/hawawshi-recipe/|The Mediterranean Dish]])]
+==== Molokhia bil Farn ====
+Baked molokhia with meat or chicken, thicker and more robust than the soup version. [([[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WfD5-SK1dgo|YouTube]])]
+==== Fatta Cairene Style ====
+Rice, toasted bread, garlic vinegar, and meat layered with tomato sauce, celebratory and indulgent. [([[https://www.facebook.com/groups/558762127496382/posts/777793518926574/|Facebook]])]
+==== Kebda Iskandarani (Cairo Street Version) ====
+Alexandria-style spicy liver popularized by Cairo street vendors. [([[https://cheznermine.com/2025/04/25/kebdah-eskandarani/|Chez Nermine]])]
+==== Roz Ma‘ammar ====
+Rice baked slowly with milk, butter, and sometimes meat, creamy inside with a golden crust. [([[https://amiraspantry.com/roz-meammar-meammar-rice/|Amira's Pantry]])]
+==== Shawarma Masri ====
+Egyptian-style shawarma using beef or chicken, heavily garlicky and lightly spiced. [([[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=62x_zuX8otE|YouTube]])]
+==== Ta‘ameya (Cairo Style) ====
+Fava bean falafel fried crisp, greener and lighter than Levantine chickpea versions. [([[https://silkroadrecipes.com/egyptian-falafel-taameya/|Silk Road Recipes]])]
+==== Stuffed Pigeons (Hamam Mahshi) ====
+Pigeons filled with rice or freekeh, roasted until tender—an urban delicacy. [([[https://www.tasteofadriatic.com/post/cairo-eats-the-culinary-story-of-stuffed-pigeons|Taste of Adriatic]])]
+==== Mahshi Mixed Vegetables ====
+Zucchini, peppers, grape leaves, and eggplant stuffed with herbed rice, a Cairene household staple. [([[https://amwhatieat.com/mahshi/|Am What I Eat]])]
+==== Feseekh (Urban Festival Style) ====
+Salt-fermented mullet eaten during Sham el-Nessim, controversial yet deeply traditional. [([[https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20170323-the-deadly-dish-people-love-to-eat|BBC]])]
+==== Kaware‘ Soup ====
+Gelatin-rich cow’s feet soup served in downtown eateries, hearty and restorative. [([[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JzcOxObPgmA|YouTube]])]
+==== Basbousa Cairo Style ====
+Semolina cake soaked in syrup, often topped with almonds or cream. [([[https://www.fufuskitchen.com/basbousa-middle-eastern-semolina-cake/|Fufu's Kitchen]])]
+==== Om Ali ====
+Bread-and-milk pudding with nuts and raisins, baked until bubbling and golden. [([[https://www.tiktok.com/@mamaghanouj_kitchen/video/7431883396806167825|TikTok]])]
+==== Sahlab Cairene ====
+Thick, warm winter drink made from orchid starch or cornstarch, topped with nuts and coconut. [([[https://www.seriouseats.com/sahlab-recipe-11869827|Serious Eats]])]
+{{tag>food culture geography}}

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