Medha Imam: This is not falafel. This fried, yet fluffy snack is an all-time favorite Egyptian street food. Made with dried fava beans, some say it's the precursor to falafel. Its name ...

Throughout history, cultures have developed signature dishes centered around fava beans. In Egypt, ful medames — a dish of seasoned and mashed fava beans — has been a breakfast staple for ...

Hoping to fill the void for a book geared to younger children explaining the origin of the St. Joseph Altar tradition, Jesuit ...

Of course, it helps that fava beans are such a staple of the Egyptian diet. The ta'ameya falafel is made from them and is sometimes served with eggs, cheese, and pita bread. Then, there's foul ...

As Mohy is a coward who cannot go along with them, he goes to live with his mother and step-father but they send him to China to represent Egypt in a cooking competition which gets him into a lot ...

For some of Luxor's best Egyptian dishes, dine at Sofra Restaurant ... and ful medammes (seasoned mashed fava beans commonly enjoyed at breakfast). International cuisines are also available ...

Prepared foods here are great. So are groceries: Egyptian fava beans, Cypriot labneh, spices, teas, goat meat, yogurt soda ... we could go on and on.