ful medames

olive oil

Fruit-pressed culinary fat

• lemon juicePressed citrus liquid
• cuminGround aromatic seed
• garlicPungent culinary bulb

tahini · parsley · cilantro · onion · tomato · chili · paprika · cayenne · hard-boiled egg · pickles

Cairo

Egyptian capital city

• NileAfrica's longest river
• AlexandriaEgyptian Mediterranean port
• CopticLate Egyptian language

street food · Ramadan · iftar · fool · Giza · Luxor · Aswan · breakfast staple

stew

Slow-simmered meat dish

• mezeMiddle Eastern appetizer spread
• appetizerLight dish preceding main
• dipBrief immersion or condiment

mash · simmered · slow-cooked · traditional · street food · comfort food · peasant food · humble · homestyle · Levantine

legume

Pod-producing plant family

• broadbeanLarge flat edible legume
• pulseArterial blood throb
• proteinFolded amino chain

fiber · iron · folate · vegetarian · vegan · plant-based · nutritious · Neolithic · cultivated · shelled

morning

Day's early hours

• eggsReproductive cells in shells
• breadLeavened flour product
• pitaHollow Middle Eastern bread

coffee · tea · mint tea · brunch · protein · filling · sustaining · start the day · shakshuka · labneh

simmered

Cooked at low heat

• slow-cookedPrepared with prolonged heat
• mashedCrushed to softness
• overnightSpanning evening to morning

clay pot · pressure cooker · soaked · stewed · crushed · drizzled · topped · garnished · seasoned · ladled

• bean dishesblack bean soup, white bean soup, navy bean soup, bean casserole, bean chili
• breakfastsAmerican breakfast, English breakfast, continental breakfast, full English, Scottish breakfast
• Middle Eastern foodhummus, falafel, pita, shawarma, tabbouleh
• Egyptian foodkunafa, dukkah, sugarcane juice
• iftar foodsdates, samosa, biryani, kebabs, lentil soup
• Levantine foodhummus, falafel, tabouleh, pita, shawarma