Department of Preventive Medicine and Environmental Health, College of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, USA.

Most Egyptian peasants can not afford a large meal. Their food regimen contains greens, lentils, and beans. Meat, which is more pricey, is eaten on particular occasions. Most middle-class households eat an analogous food regimen, but add dearer substances once they can afford to. All social classes, however, get pleasure from fast bites at Egyptian cafes or avenue vendors. Traditional teahouses will serve tea in tall glasses (fairly than teacups) and cafes normally provide strong, sweet Turkish espresso. Street distributors promote quite a lot of inexpensive foods, together with ful (fava beans) and koushari (a macaroni, rice, and lentil dish) as a lunchtime favourite. Vendors additionally promote quite a lot of asiir (recent-squeezed juices) comprised of fruits like banana, guava, mango, pomegranate, strawberry, from sugar cane, and even hibiscus flowers.

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