Cairene Recipes

Cairene cuisine represents the bustling food culture of Cairo, one of the world's great street food cities and a melting pot of Egyptian culinary traditions. The capital perfected koshari — a carb-laden bowl of rice, lentils, macaroni, and crispy onions with spicy tomato sauce — now an Egyptian national symbol. Cairo's food scene ranges from humble ful carts at dawn to lavish Nile-side restaurants serving stuffed pigeon (hamam mahshi) and molokhia. Ottoman and Levantine influences are woven into the city's pastries, grills, and meze culture.