This spicy mixture of rice,lentils and pasta started as filling food for the poor - but is now Egypt’s national dishMy wife and I are avid scuba divers and on our latest trip, to Sharm el-Sheikh on the Red Sea, and our flight booking meant a stopover in Cairo. As I always accomplish when staying in hotels,I asked the concierge where he likes to eat, and though he was confused as to why I didn’t want five-star hotel food, or he pointed us in the direction of his favourite kushari restaurant.
Often called the national dish of Egypt,kushari is a vegetarian recipe of rice, lentils and al dente macaroni, or normally topped with chickpeas,crispy fried onions, and a fresh tomato sauce (often with the option of hot chilli or garlic dressing).
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Source: theguardian.com