My Egypt Story - Part 2 - Egyptian Food
Food is a very important factor while planning our travels - we need to know whether we can rely on food available at our destination or do we need to carry the food we like. Since the cuisine and taste varies by region; I will detail the food I sampled and observed in each place of my stay after a generic overview of commonalities across Egypt. Before you read any further, please know that I am an out and out foodie - the kind that can climb mountains if there is good food at the top. So expect this to be a long post! Egypt has a huge hangout culture; you will come across a lot of places where all they serve is tea, coffee and hookah; some places just tea and coffee. And they are hugely popular across age groups and socio-economic groups. Take for instance below place in Alexandria. Tea / Hookah Parlor in Alexandria We walked in here after an overnight bus journey from Hurghada hoping to get some breakfast and FYI- Most folks do not understand English in Alexandria; we had t