Welcome to the summary page for FabulousFusionFood's Egypt recipes, part of the African Continent. This page provides links to all the Egyptian recipes presented on this site, with 31 recipes in total.

Egypt, formally, the Arab Republic of Egypt ranks amongst the most populous countries in Africa, with an estimated population of 100 million people, the vast majority of whom live near the fertile banks of the nile. Egypt itself covers an area of some 1 million square kilometres and includes the Sinai Peninsula, a land bridge to Asia.

Egyptian cuisine is very diverse, reflecting the country's long history and it's position as the bridge between Africa and Arabia. The fertile plains of the Nile made Egypt a major producer of grains and grains, beans (especially broad beans), fruit and fish have long been staples of the diet. Meat is traditionally a luxury, used in small amounts and honey is the traditional source of sweetness and is still used in many Egyptian desserts

Egypt, (Arabic: مصر Miṣr [mesˁr], Egyptian Arabic pronunciation: [mɑsˤr]), officially the Arab Republic of Egypt (جمهورية مصر العربية [Jumhūrīyat Miṣr al-ʻArabīyah] in Arabic) is a transcontinental country spanning the northeast corner of Africa and the Sinai Peninsula in the southwest corner of Asia. It is bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, the Gaza Strip of Palestine and Israel to the northeast, the Red Sea to the east, Sudan to the south, and Libya to the west. The Gulf of Aqaba in the northeast separates Egypt from Jordan and Saudi Arabia. Cairo is the capital and largest city of Egypt, while Alexandria, the second-largest city, is an important industrial and tourist hub at the Mediterranean coast. At approximately 100 million inhabitants, Egypt is the 14th-most populated country in the world, and the third-most populated in Africa.

Egypt has one of the longest histories of any country, tracing its heritage along the Nile Delta back to the 6th–4th millennia BCE. Considered a cradle of civilisation, Ancient Egypt saw some of the earliest developments of writing, agriculture, urbanisation, organised religion and central government.[21] Egypt was an early and important centre of Christianity, later adopting Islam from the seventh century onwards. Cairo became the capital of the Fatimid Caliphate in the tenth century, and of the Mamluk Sultanate in the 13th century. Egypt then became part of the Ottoman Empire in 1517, before its local ruler Muhammad Ali established modern Egypt as an autonomous Khedivate in 1867.

The country was then occupied by the British Empire and gained independence in 1922 as a monarchy. Following the 1952 revolution, Egypt declared itself a republic. For a brief period between 1958 and 1961 Egypt merged with Syria to form the United Arab Republic. Egypt fought several armed conflicts with Israel in 1948, 1956, 1967 and 1973, and occupied the Gaza Strip intermittently until 1967. In 1978, Egypt signed the Camp David Accords, which recognised Israel in exchange for its withdrawal from the occupied Sinai. After the Arab Spring, which led to the 2011 Egyptian revolution and overthrow of Hosni Mubarak, the country faced a protracted period of political unrest; this included the election in 2012 of a brief, short-lived Muslim Brotherhood-aligned Islamist government spearheaded by Mohamed Morsi, and its subsequent overthrow after mass protests in 2013.

The great majority of its people live near the banks of the Nile River, an area of about 40,000 square kilometres (15,000 sq mi), where the only arable land is found. The large regions of the Sahara desert, which constitute most of Egypt's territory, are sparsely inhabited. About 43% of Egypt's residents live across the country's urban areas, with most spread across the densely populated centres of greater Cairo, Alexandria and other major cities in the Nile Delta. Egypt is considered to be a regional power in North Africa, the Middle East and the Muslim world, and a middle power worldwide. It is a developing country having a diversified economy, which is the largest in Africa, the 38th-largest economy by nominal GDP and 127th by nominal GDP per capita. Egypt is a founding member of the United Nations, the Non-Aligned Movement, the Arab League, the African Union, Organisation of Islamic Cooperation, World Youth Forum, and a member of BRICS.

The English name 'Egypt' is derived from the Ancient Greek 'Aígyptos' ('Αἴγυπτος'), via Middle French 'Egypte' and Latin 'Aegyptus'. It is reflected in early Greek Linear B tablets as 'a-ku-pi-ti-yo'. The adjective 'aigýpti-'/'aigýptios' was borrowed into Coptic as 'gyptios', and from there into Arabic as 'qubṭī;, back formed into 'قبط' ('qubṭ'), whence English 'Copt'. Prominent Ancient Greek historian and Geographer, Strabo, provided a folk etymology stating that 'Αἴγυπτος' (Aigýptios) had originally evolved as a compound from 'Aἰγαίου ὑπτίως' Aegaeou huptiōs, meaning 'Below the Aegean'.

'Miṣr' (Arabic pronunciation: [misˤɾ]; 'مِصر') is the Classical Quranic Arabic and modern official name of Egypt, while 'Maṣr' (Egyptian Arabic pronunciation: [mɑsˤɾ]; مَصر) is the local pronunciation in Egyptian Arabic. The current name of Egypt, Misr/Misir/Misru, stems from the Ancient Semitic name for it. The term originally connoted 'Civilization' or 'Metropolis'. Classical Arabic Miṣr (Egyptian Arabic Maṣr) is directly cognate with the Biblical Hebrew Mitsráyīm (מִצְרַיִם / מִצְרָיִם), meaning 'the two straits', a reference to the predynastic separation of Upper and Lower Egypt. Also mentioned in several Semitic languages as Mesru, Misir and Masar. The oldest attestation of this name for Egypt is the Akkadian 'mi-iṣ-ru' ('miṣru') related to miṣru/miṣirru/miṣaru, meaning 'border' or 'frontier'. The Neo-Assyrian Empire used the derived term , Mu-ṣur.

The ancient Egyptian name of the country was 𓆎 𓅓 𓏏𓊖 (km.t), which means black land, likely referring to the fertile black soils of the Nile flood plains, distinct from the deshret (⟨dšṛt⟩), or 'red land' of the desert. This name is commonly vocalised as Kemet, but was probably pronounced [kuːmat] in ancient Egyptian. The name is realised as K(h)ēmə (Bohairic Coptic: ⲭⲏⲙⲓ, Sahidic Coptic: ⲕⲏⲙⲉ) in the Coptic stage of the Egyptian language, and appeared in early Greek as Χημία (Khēmía). Another name was ⟨tꜣ-mry⟩ 'land of the riverbank'. The names of Upper and Lower Egypt were Ta-Sheme'aw (⟨tꜣ-šmꜥw⟩) 'sedgeland' and Ta-Mehew (⟨tꜣ mḥw⟩) 'northland', respectively.

Egyptian Cuisine

Nigerian cuisine, like West African cuisine in general, is known for its richness and variety. Many different spices, herbs, and flavourings are used in conjunction with palm oil or groundnut oil to create deeply flavoured sauces and soups often made very hot with chilli peppers. Nigerian feasts are colourful and lavish, while aromatic market and roadside snacks cooked on barbecues or fried in oil are plentiful and varied. Hausa-based Suya is usually sold in urban areas especially during the night-time.

Many traditional Nigerian recipes are heavily grain-based with ground millet, sorghum, teff, Barley and cassava flour forming the classic staples of the diet. Pork and veal form a typical part of the diet in the northern part of the country, whilst fish stews, shrimp, crab and lobster are more common ingredients in the south. Hot chillies form a vital part of the country's cuisine and these provide the majority of the vitamin C in the diet. Many dishes are marinated in ginger, tomatoes and cayenne, and cooked in groundnut oil or red palm oil. Bush meat (wild game) remains an important part of the diet, when it can be obtained.

Egyptian cuisine relies heavily on legume and vegetable dishes. Although food in Alexandria and the coast of Egypt tends to use a great deal of fish and other seafood, for the most part Egyptian cuisine is based on foods that grow out of the ground. Meat has been very expensive for most Egyptians throughout history, so a great number of vegetarian dishes have been developed.

Some consider kushari (a mixture of rice, lentils, and macaroni) to be the national dish. In addition, ful medames (mashed fava beans) is one of the most popular dishes. Fava bean is also used in making falafel (also known as 'ta'miya'), which may have originated in Egypt and spread to other parts of the Middle East. Garlic fried with coriander is added to molokhiya, a popular green soup made from finely chopped jute leaves, sometimes with chicken or rabbit.