This posting consists of the foods we had at the softbeach camp restaurant, Tarabin, Nuweiba, Egypt.
Continental Breakfast.
Same old same old, but very different in Egypt.
It is a good idea to ease into the local food this way when you are not familiar with them.
This continental breakfast has a fig jam which is very Egyptian.
Egyptian Breakfast.
We tried the Egyptian breakfast as we came all the way to Egypt.
Familiar looking boiled egg and fresh veggies and even falafel(fried bean cake) looked safe, but this bean looking thing was quite mysterious.Yummy!
It's similiar to baked beans but a lot more tasty.It's called Fuul(pronounced as 'fool') and it is nice to dip in with bread or wrap up with veggies and even soft cheese.
Omelette.It is safe for those who don't feel brave enough to try new food.
Chocolate Pancake.
Would it be enough for breakfast?but, yes it is!I guess it's similar to Europeans having chocolate spread on toast for breakfast.
Shakshouka.
It was called 'Spanish Breakfast' at this restaurant.
I remember this dish from High Atlas in Morocco and it was called 'Berber's Omelette' there.
It's not surprising to be called 'Spanish Breakfast'
because Berbers invaded southern spain and stayed there for 500 years.
Shakshouka is a kind of omelette-
I guess you can call it that- but tomato, onion, garlic, pepper are saute'd before adding eggs.
It tastes like tomato sauce but slightly spicy at the same time. so I loved it!
Koshary.
Egypt's signature food.
It's amazing mixture of rice and pasta, and tomato sauce was so hot, even I struggled with it.
Sahlab.
Egyptian pudding.Sweet and nice to have a spoonful.
Egyptian students said that they always drink cold sahlab at home,
not warm pudding like this.
Bread.
Always appear on the table in Egypt and really fresh too.
We didn't miss bakeries in Paris too much on this trip.