🇪🇬Egyptian food
Egyptian cuisine is rich in legumes, bread, rice and vegetables — fava beans, lentils and chickpeas appear in many everyday dishes. Well-known examples include ful medames, ta'ameya (fava bean falafel) and koshari, a mix of rice, pasta, lentils and tomato sauce.
36dishes
219average kcal per 100 g
64%vegetarian
Lightest dishes
Most filling dishes
Highest in protein
💡Tip
Bean-based dishes provide plenty of protein and fibre, but koshari and fried foods like ta'ameya are energy-dense — portion size and fried toppings matter most.
All 36 dishes
🍢 Alexandrian Kofta🥙 Alexandrian liver (kebda eskandarani)🌭 Alexandrian sausage (sogo’ eskandarani)🍯 Asabe Zainab (Zainab's fingers)🍩 Balah el sham🍰 Basbousa🥜 Dukkah🍳 Eggah🫑 Egyptian Mixed Mahshi🥛 Egyptian Sahlab🍳 Egyptian Shakshuka🍲 Egyptian bamia🍲 Egyptian fatta🫘 Egyptian ful with tahini🥬 Egyptian molokhia🍆 Egyptian moussaka (messa'a)🫓 Eish Baladi🐟 Feseekh (fermented mullet)🥐 Feteer meshaltet🫘 Ful medames🧀 Gebna beida salad🥧 Goulash (Egyptian meat pie)🥙 Hawawshi🍪 Kahk (Eid cookies)🌺 Karkadeh (hibiscus tea)🍝 Koshari🍝 Koshari with dakka and shatta🍝 Macarona bechamel🍚 Roz Bel Laban (Egyptian Rice Pudding)🍚 Roz Moammar (Egyptian Baked Rice)🐦 Stuffed pigeon (hamam mahshi)🥤 Sugarcane juice (asab)🥐 Sweet feteer🧆 Ta'ameya (Egyptian Falafel)🥣 Tahini salad (salatet tahina)🥮 Umm Ali
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Values are estimates per 100 g for a typical recipe; home and restaurant versions vary. Diets and allergens are worked out from the ingredients of a typical recipe — always check with whoever cooked the dish. Not medical advice. How we count →