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What is your egyptian man's favorite food ? and can you please share the Recipe ?
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Or is this only about "our Egyptian men's" favourite food? Are people who don't own an Egyptian man allowed to participate? Posts: 2803 | Registered: Feb 2007
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Thanks for the link- Sure any one can participate- I just wanted to get some basic recipes and the average man's favorite. and see if their wives have figured out how to cook them. My poor husband has started to learn to cook his own food since I am not with me right now. poor man. lol
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Basterma (a type of cured meat, beef maybe?)Fried with Eggs and Ghee and loads of Egyptian bread to go with it.
Actually this is one of my favourites but it's a heart attack on a plate so I don't indulge too often
My husband is a far far better cook than I am and he can make a feast out of the simplest of ingredients, he just randomly tries things and they always end up tasting lovely.
Even when he does italian cooking, or asian or whatever, it always tastse great even if he has never made that particular meal before.
Myself, I have a repertoire of about 10 recipes that I rotate regularly.. I space them out by ordering takeaways in between so he doesn't notice my lack of ability Posts: 500 | From: United Arab Emirates | Registered: Jul 2008
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quote:Originally posted by tootsie: My poor husband has started to learn to cook his own food since I am not with me right now.
I wonder if your husband is also worrying that you have to cook your favourite dishes yourself since he is not there to prepare them for you.
As for the original question ... most Egyptians I know like the simple, traditional stuff. Mahshi, fuul, babaganough, scrambled eggs with veggies, salads, hummus, kushari etc. All of those are easy to make. I can't say much about the main dishes since they mostly contain meat, so I wouldn't cook them.
I have often cooked Indian food for Egyptian friends, and while they found it a bit unusual, they liked it very much.
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My husband is not worried that i am going hungry- he knows i can cook for myself. My husband only recently took up cooking, and he is enjoying it, he is also starting to think he is a better cook then me. lol What I wanted to know was of the western women married to egyptian men- have they attempted and were they successful with preparing their husband's favorite foods. What they found to be a challenge? did they find what they needed to prepare the dish- such as spices etc.? was it as good as mom's. ? ( highly doubtful) I am also very lucky that my husband will eat anything and everything. I just love to cook for him- He is so appreciative of my meals.
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well i do not have to live with one to know chicken is walids fav food.well anything he can put in his mouth is his fav.. especiall lab..
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stuffed pigeon, gives them 'power' apparently
Mine is a great cook, good job too because im not although he loves my lasagne.
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Sam and I have to be the worst cooks there is. We cook all our meals together, and the only place that has halal things nearby is one tiny freeza in my local ASDA, and its all micro stuff! However, he did try to make me tahini the other day as I loved it in Egypt, and I felt so sorry for him when it didn't taste right. He tried so hard I will have to start looking into the eagyptian food forum.
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you better post the Walkers crisps and the Warburtons bread now you got me going Dawn!
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I love Koshari, funnily enough I have never eaten it in Egypt only here when I've cooked it for myself. Hubby doesn't like it so pointless making it for him (he doesn't know what he is missing!
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I have a book here in my hand called 'Egyptian Cookery' by Samia Abdennour.
Thought I would share that if folk wanted to make their fave Egyptian food.
Nothing really takes my fancy Looks like cooking with the remnants most folk don't use!
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quote: I have a spare jar of egyptian tahini I can post to you !
Well that's the thing. We have a jar of the stuff, but its not how it is in the restaurant, things need to be added (straight from the jar it's horrible). But we are not exactly what needs to go into it, and how much.
quote: Mahmouds fav is tuna mayo sandwiches!!!!
Lol, Sam's is prawn mayo sandwiches. Oh, and he has discovered krispy kreme doughnuts!
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quote: I have a spare jar of egyptian tahini I can post to you !
Well that's the thing. We have a jar of the stuff, but its not how it is in the restaurant, things need to be added (straight from the jar it's horrible). But we are not exactly what needs to go into it, and how much.
Oil - stire stire stire - water - stire stire stire - more oil - stirre stirre stirre - more water - when it has the right look you add pepper (prefer red but normal black also okay) and maybe some garlic salt if y like. Could also put a bit paprika in it if y like.
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quote:Originally posted by weirdkitty: Thanks He did know about the lemon, and was pretty sure about the black pepper. Does it matter which oil?
Nothing better than olive oil,preferably extra-virgin one.That's the one obtained from the first pressing of the olive fruit. Posts: 3833 | From: here,there,everywhere | Registered: Nov 2007
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quote:Originally posted by weirdkitty: Thanks He did know about the lemon, and was pretty sure about the black pepper. Does it matter which oil?
Imo you don't necessary need oil, sesame paste is 90% oil anyway. But if you want to add a bit for flavour, I'd use a good olive oil
I add fresh(!) lemon juice, garlic, some cumin, chili and water and whip it until it has the right consistency.
Tahina is extremely healthy btw., sesame contains more calcium than most other foods, and lots of other minerals, vitamins, and protein. I do eat it straight out of the jar sometimes , but then I do the same with peanut butter.
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, but then I do the same with peanut butter.
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