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Ful — The Egyptian National Dish

Some claim that the roots of fūl mudammas can be traced to Pharaonic Egypt... 

Tamiyya

This Egyptian version of the falafel is so much a staple food in Egypt that the word ta'miyya derives, in fact, from the Arabic word for nourishment...

Fishing off Egypt and Syria in Medieval Times and Today

Following the littoral to the east along the North African coast from Tunisia, we do not meet any significant fishing activity until we reach the coast of Egypt... 

History of Lemonade

The very first uses for the lemon in the Mediterranean were as an ornamental plant in early Islamic gardens...