A Week of Falafels in Egypt
What did I do in Egypt you might ask? Other than crawling around tombs and visiting temples – I ate falafels just about every day on the trip. Ok, let’s be honest – just about every chance that I could get. I was on a Quest to find the best falafel on the planet.
Sadly, I did not find the most mind-blowing falafel in existence – but I did have a few great ones, a couple of OK ones, and a downright terrible one.
And the winner is… Felfella in Cairo. Perfectly crispy on the outside – we orderded another batch once we horfed down the first plate.
The next one was the Falafels from Chez Omar in Luxor. Sure, they were served cold (why?) – but they had an interesting twist of fennel or anise.
Eating falafels in Luxor right by the market. Also a nice one.
A falafel served with fried eggplant – yum! At another cairo café. The babaganoush was really good here too.
And, yucky run-of-the-mill generic falafels served with breakfast at a hotel in Cairo. I guess they all can’t be great.
I did wind up buying some falafel mix from a grocery store in Egypt. I will try those soon and compare them with the fresh ones that I had along my trip.
Filed under: Food on February 24th, 2010
YUM I love falafel! I’m really enjoying your blog