Across the Middle East and Northern Africa region (MENA), falafel is served as a breakfast food and is usually prepared as a sandwich. Known as ta’ameya in Egypt, it's the meatless breakfast patty of ...

A BBC report chose Egyptian falafel as the best falafel in the world, a result similar to that of the previous Guardian report from 2015. Israel in recent years attempted to contest for the best ...

What makes a good falafel? Ask Marwan Alazzazy of Cilantro Mediterranean Restaurant and he’ll tell you it’s all about the ...

Falafel: The Middle Eastern classic that also happens to be a safe choice for plant-based eaters on the go. But before you patronize the iconic streetside falafel carts of New York City, the ...

Egypt has a rich culinary tapestry that is not just about falafels, hummus, and baba ghanoush. Foodies the world over have been captivated by Egyptian dishes as it is rooted in centuries-old ...

Om Ali is one of Yvonne Boules' signature dishes at Café Dahab, the Egyptian focused Mediterranean restaurant that she runs with her daughter Nancy. Puff pastry, hazelnuts, and coconut are layered in ...

Not long ago, Mohamed Elrafal decided to trade his antiques business for a spotless new street cart, which to this untrained eye looks as if it’s painted deep Egyptian blue. The color would be only ...

Khaled Hegazzi has kept Egyptian heritage central in his life since immigrating two decades ago from Alexandria on the Nile delta to New Orleans on the Mississippi delta. A poet and writer, he owns ...

Gone are the chickpeas so ubiquitous in most other countries; here, the main ingredient is broad beans, which fry better and result in a lighter, fluffier take on the popular snack. It’s Wednesday ...

He also tested falafel from countries such as Syria and Lebanon. Despite their use of more complicated ingredients, he says: “In my opinion, they’d be hard-pressed to beat the Egyptian version.” A BBC ...