3gga, 3gga, 3gga!

My new favorite snack – عجّة! Transliterating from Arabic gives us something like 3ig-ga or “agga”.  There is no English equivalent to the Arabic letter ع and it is often written as the… Read More →

P is for Pizza, Egyptian Style!

Fiteer, فطير, is one of my favorite Egyptian street foods! It is made of several layers of  filo dough and butter and then baked. The pastry can be filled with either savory or… Read More →