Egyptian Lunch
Koshary
Koshary is one of the most traditional Egyptian foods. It is a perfectly nutritious meal for your lunch. It consists of rice, pasta, lentils, beans and it is garnished with fried crunched onions and topped tomato sauce.
Places to eat Koshary
Koshary is popularly found in the streets of Egypt served from carts and restaurants. You can eat it at Abou Tarek Restaurant in downtown Cairo or Felfela (Hoda Shaarawi St). Koshary is also characterized by its cheap price.

Mahshi
Mahshi is considered to be a special food among Egyptians; it is special in its types, its taste, its ingredients and its time preparation. Mahshi is basically vegetables filled with rice. It has many types: grapevine leaves, bell peppers, eggplants, zucchini, cabbage leaves and tomatoes. Each type of Mahshi has a flavorful taste. The rice put in Mahshi has distinctive ingredients and a seasoned dressing that give it a scrumptious taste including herbs (parsley, cilantro, dill and tomato sauce. If you want to eat a generous meal, you can eat any kind of meat besides Mahshi, it will be great.
Places to eat Mahshi
Al A’hd al Gadeed Restaurant is a local restaurant that makes you feel home. It is full of Islamic decorations that remind you of the old Fatimid Cairo. It serves many dishes including Mahshi.
Molokhia
It is something that resembles a thick green soup but actually, it is not just a soup; it is a staple of every Egyptian kitchen. It is a leafy green vegetable that consists of many healthful flavorful ingredients. It is a stew that can be served beside rice or bread; both are dainty. Molokhia is usually served with rabbit, but nowadays it is more common to eat it with any type of meat.
Places to eat Molokhia
There are many restaurants serve Molokhia but Fasahet Somia Restaurant (Hoda Shaarawy, Bab Al Louq, Abdeen) is more recommended. It is a traditional restaurant very known in Cairo. Although it is not a big luxurious restaurant, many people go to it especially tourists because of its different delicious food and its friendly staff. Its owner Somia cooks all the meals adding new savory flavors.
Fattah
Fattah means crumbs; it is a perfect meal for the lunch because it consists of several ingredients such as cooked rice, toasted bread, cooked chunks of lamb meat and tomato sauce spiced with garlic and typical seasonings. Fattah is traditionally cooked in Eid al-Adha (Sacrificing Feast).