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[Lin Thizzy]

Logged in to say that I thoroughly enjoyed reading about Freight Train's Egyptian upbringing and experiences with North African cuisine.

[Freight Train]

Shalom to you to Brotha Man! I love Thin Lizzy so you're cool in my book already

[Freight Train]

As far as street food goes, the best in Cairo is always the Falafel. It's probably best to avoid the meat on the street if you are new to North African microbiotic life entering your system. It's pretty common to see open air butchers with whole cows hanging with flies all over them drying in the sun. But Falafel is pretty safe even if you are used to Western bacteria and not a walking Petrie Dish of Intestinal Flora like me.

The Cairo Falafel would be big crispy fried balls of chick pea paste wrapped in hot fresh flatbread and would come with Tahini (a paste made from sesame seeds), lemon Couscous (African grain similar to rice), Baba Ghanouj (hummus mixed with roasted eggplant), Arabic pickles, carrots stewed in a tomato sauce, and chili sauce. So fucking good no Falafel sandwich anywhere else comes close and very few other Vegan sandwiches I've had in my life are as filling or satisfying.

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As far as street food goes, the best in Cairo is always the Falafel. It's probably best to avoid the meat on the street if you are new to North African microbiotic life entering your system. It's pretty common to see open air butchers with whole cows hanging with flies all over them drying in the sun. But Falafel is pretty safe even if you are used to Western bacteria and not a walking Petrie Dish of Intestinal Flora like me.

The Cairo Falafel would be big crispy fried balls of chick pea paste wrapped in hot fresh flatbread and would come with Tahini (a sauce made from sesame seeds), lemon couscous (African grain similar to rice), roasted salted eggplant strips, Arabic pickles, carrots stewed in a tomato sauce, and chili sauce. So fucking good no Falafel sandwich anywhere else comes close and very few other Vegan sandwiches I've had in my life are as filling or satisfying.

Cheers,  its lunchtime here and your delicious description of that falafel sandwich has me very underwhelmed with my own lunch.

[Owen]

As far as street food goes, the best in Cairo is always the Falafel. It's probably best to avoid the meat on the street if you are new to North African microbiotic life entering your system. It's pretty common to see open air butchers with whole cows hanging with flies all over them drying in the sun. But Falafel is pretty safe even if you are used to Western bacteria and not a walking Petrie Dish of Intestinal Flora like me.

The Cairo Falafel would be big crispy fried balls of chick pea paste wrapped in hot fresh flatbread and would come with Tahini (a paste made from sesame seeds), lemon Couscous (African grain similar to rice), Baba Ghanouj (hummus mixed with roasted eggplant), Arabic pickles, carrots stewed in a tomato sauce, and chili sauce. So fucking good no Falafel sandwich anywhere else comes close and very few other Vegan sandwiches I've had in my life are as filling or satisfying.

Unlike felafels in most of the rest of the Middle East which are made from chickpeas, Egyptian felafels are actually made from fava beans which explains why they are green on the inside and the most delicious felafels in the world.

Egyptian food is so good. A delicious mix of grilled meats, dips, salads, lentil soups, breads... I could go on. I

 visited for a month in 2012 and it's my favourite place I've ever been overseas.

Cafeteria Stella (which I mentioned on the previous page) is a small drinking bar in downtown Cairo. They serve up bottles of beer only. Depending on how many beers you order, they give you complimentary snacks- nuts, beans or cheese and vegetables. I spent many enjoyable nights here talking to local older men about the politics of Egypt at the time (this was during the Arab Spring).

I cant wait to return one day and I hope you do too.

[Freight Train]

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As far as street food goes, the best in Cairo is always the Falafel. It's probably best to avoid the meat on the street if you are new to North African microbiotic life entering your system. It's pretty common to see open air butchers with whole cows hanging with flies all over them drying in the sun. But Falafel is pretty safe even if you are used to Western bacteria and not a walking Petrie Dish of Intestinal Flora like me.

The Cairo Falafel would be big crispy fried balls of chick pea paste wrapped in hot fresh flatbread and would come with Tahini (a paste made from sesame seeds), lemon Couscous (African grain similar to rice), Baba Ghanouj (hummus mixed with roasted eggplant), Arabic pickles, carrots stewed in a tomato sauce, and chili sauce. So fucking good no Falafel sandwich anywhere else comes close and very few other Vegan sandwiches I've had in my life are as filling or satisfying.

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Unlike felafels in most of the rest of the Middle East which are made from chickpeas, Egyptian felafels are actually made from fava beans which explains why they are green on the inside and the most delicious felafels in the world.

Egyptian food is so good. A delicious mix of grilled meats, dips, salads, lentil soups, breads... I could go on. I

 visited for a month in 2012 and it's my favourite place I've ever been overseas.

Cafeteria Stella (which I mentioned on the previous page) is a small drinking bar in downtown Cairo. They serve up bottles of beer only. Depending on how many beers you order, they give you complimentary snacks- nuts, beans or cheese and vegetables. I spent many enjoyable nights here talking to local older men about the politics of Egypt at the time (this was during the Arab Spring).

I cant wait to return one day and I hope you do too.

Fava beans? Mind = Blown. I did notice they were always a little greener inside in Egypt. I miss Kofta kebaabs too and Merghez the spicy Lebanese sausage. It was so sick though, we took field trips to the Pyramids every year at school and we learned tight stuff like basic Arabic and Ancient Egypt Culture. The international school system is so cool. Yeah I would love to go back, go to Road 9 and see if the toy store where I bought my first skateboard is still there.

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I like where this thread has ended up.

[eranka]

Never heard about Falafel being from something other than chickpeas , but alot of dishes in the middle east are a bit different from place to place. The green color in Falafel available here is always parsley.

[NORTHBYMIDWEST]

Today's mission: try Falafel

Thanks for putting some purpose in my day Freight Train! hahaha

[Freight Train]

Never heard about Falafel being from something other than chickpeas , but alot of dishes in the middle east are a bit different from place to place. The green color in Falafel available here is always parsley.

You're from Israel right? I remember when your avatar was a flashing white bunny. An Israeli guy told me once that french fries inside the falafel is pretty common there. This is yum, I can confirm

[Szechuan]

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No way, I'm totally getting fucked up off of this Non-Alcoholic beer. You're jealous you're not invited to my Noodle Party it's so transparent

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Hold up, depends on what flavor noodle?

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Fuck all they had left was Super Spicy Szechuan Crawdad. Each comes with a flavor packet loaded with dehydrated, powdered, red-hot Louisiana Crawdad and Savory Seasonings. It's okay, I'm mostly happy they were on Clearance. Oh and the party starts at 7:00 but it's too bad because you're NOT ON THE LIST

You rang?

[Freight Train]

I really want to try a proper Szechuan Hot Pot but I'm afraid my bunghole would fall in to a burning ring of fire and go down down down as the flames went higher

[rukes]

Yeah but it also may blow ya mind and send you to another dimension of deliciousness....Worth it if the only downside is a spicy squirt the next morning

[eranka]

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Never heard about Falafel being from something other than chickpeas , but alot of dishes in the middle east are a bit different from place to place. The green color in Falafel available here is always parsley.

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You're from Israel right? I remember when your avatar was a flashing white bunny. An Israeli guy told me once that french fries inside the falafel is pretty common there. This is yum, I can confirm

yeah its super common here, but mostly in "trashy" places. the best falafels here usually dont go overboard with the stuff they put inside the pita. my local spot only has tomatoes, cabbage and pickles in the pita, no hummus either. you can choose between pickled cabbage and regular cabbage but other than that its minimal and really good. but im down with french fries inside for sure.

[Owen]

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Never heard about Falafel being from something other than chickpeas , but alot of dishes in the middle east are a bit different from place to place. The green color in Falafel available here is always parsley.

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You're from Israel right? I remember when your avatar was a flashing white bunny. An Israeli guy told me once that french fries inside the falafel is pretty common there. This is yum, I can confirm

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yeah its super common here, but mostly in "trashy" places. the best falafels here usually dont go overboard with the stuff they put inside the pita. my local spot only has tomatoes, cabbage and pickles in the pita, no hummus either. you can choose between pickled cabbage and regular cabbage but other than that its minimal and really good. but im down with french fries inside for sure.

Oh man I love the variety and usually simplicity of kebabs in the Middle East. I'm from Australia where 99% of kebabs are of the meat, lettuce, onion, tomato and garlic sauce variety. They're good but there's such a world of other ingredients or combinations that can be experimented with.

[Freight Train]

All this talk about Arabic food I think I'm gonna gave to get a chicken shawarma for lunch. The garlic aioli and creamy hummus at my local Mediterranean spot is calling my name today

[Freight Train]

Yeah but it also may blow ya mind and send you to another dimension of deliciousness....Worth it if the only downside is a spicy squirt the next morning

You're right. The Szechuan episode of Anthony Bourdain's show (RIP) has me intrigued with this mega spicy chili oil dipping boat they call the Hot Pot. Expanding your culinary horizons is worth the prospect of a tender, scorched browneye the next day.

[Freight Train]

Today's mission: try Falafel

Thanks for putting some purpose in my day Freight Train! hahaha

Was the mission a success? If so, what toppings did you go with?

[shannamal]

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Yeah but it also may blow ya mind and send you to another dimension of deliciousness....Worth it if the only downside is a spicy squirt the next morning

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You're right. The Szechuan episode of Anthony Bourdain's show (RIP) has me intrigued with this mega spicy chili oil dipping boat they call the Hot Pot. Expanding your culinary horizons is worth the prospect of a tender, scorched browneye the next day.

ohhhhh man. hot pot is unreal