Breakfast

Ful Medames with eggs فول مدمس بالبيض المقلي

This dish combines eggs and fava beans. You can try unbeaten eggs fried sunny side up.

Cheese omelet اوملت بالجبنة

This is a European dish that made its way to Egyptian cities. Romano cheese is very popular in Egypt and known as Roumy or Torki cheese.?

Shakshouka شكشوكة

Shakshouka is an egg and tomatoes dish.

ُEggah عجة

This is a special omelete style breakfast dish.

Ful Medames with tomatoes فول مدمس بالطماطم

This is one of many variants of Ful medames.

It can be a breakfast, lunch or snack meal. 

Ful Medames With butter فول مدمس بالزبدة

This is one of many variants of how Ful Medames is served.

 

Ful Medames / Fava Beans فول مدمس

Ful Medames is the Egyptian national dish made from fava beans, and is the staple for many Egyptians.

It is eaten as a breakfast, as well as a snack or fast food sandwitches.

Since fava beans has a very hard shell, it takes a lot of time to cook it on a very low heat. It used to be done in a special utensil. See the details in vanishing ways of cooking in Egypt.

It is also spelled as Foul in English.

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