CAIRO — Egyptian chef Karim Abdelrahman, 24, had only a few hours left until 10 guests were expected for an intimate outdoor dinner party, and his menu still wasn’t set. Then his truffle guy ...

Giza and the Pyramids. Greater Cairo incorporates the twin cities of Cairo and Giza, which are separated by the Nile River. Giza, of course, is the site of the Great Pyramid of Giza complex, which ...

With the passing of time, Cairo, established during Fatimid rule in the 10th century as the capital of Egypt and the centre of many trades, became more exposed to more new items.

CAIRO—Amina and her panda suit have gone back to China. In her absence, the fiery flavors at the one-room Chinese Muslim restaurant in Abbasiya, Cairo, have faded.

"I had never eaten or known of koshary in Egypt before 1952, when I went to school in Paris," says Claudia Roden, an award-winning cookbook author and food historian who was born and raised in Cairo.

You can find some of Cairo's most popular restaurants in neighborhoods like Zamalek, Maadi, New Cairo, Heliopolis and Sheikh Zayed. However, when you visit Cairo, expect to try Egyptian cuisine.

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In Cairo's Chinatown, my friend and I found the one indoor, air-conditioned Uighur option: a restaurant whose Arabic name, Firdous, translates as Paradise. This is what we feasted on… ...

Back to homepage / Live news Egypt's Sudanese refugees using rich cuisine to build new lives. Cairo (AFP) – Sudanese entrepreneur Julie Samir's dream of opening a restaurant has finally come ...

Food historian Mennat-Allah Al-Dorry explains the origins of Egyptian Lent and Easter recipes and their place in the wider development of the country’s cuisine to Dina Ezzat.