- All right, check it out
guys, it's Trevor James.
We are downtown Cairo,
Egypt, and I'm so pumped,
because today we're gonna be going
for a full-on Egyptian
street food adventure.
Let's check it out!
(upbeat music)
This is it, Cairo, the
heart and soul of Egypt.
And as soon as you step
in, it's like entering
a new world full of history,
culture, and of course, food.
And today, we're goin' in deep
to try five incredible
Egyptian street foods
in the back alleys of
Cairo, with a bonus trip
to the one and only
world-famous Egyptian pyramids.
Let's eat.
Just look at this guys, downtown Cairo.
You can feel the magic in the streets.
And today, first up we're gonna
be going to get some foul,
some breakfast Egyptian street food.
Fava bean dip with a ton
of different spreads,
and it's gonna be really good.
Let's check it out.
And the foul joint is right up here.
We're gonna get a hearty
foul fava bean dip
with some bread, some felafel,
and we should be able to
eat it right on this street.
This is awesome, look where
we are guys, downtown Cairo.
- (speaking in foreign language)
- (speaking in foreign language)
- Wow!
Ooh, potato.
- (speaking in foreign language)
- [Trevor] Potato. (speaking
in foreign language)
- (speaking in foreign language)
- Wow, so we got fried
potato patties and felafel.
- [Vendor] Felafil.
- [Trevor] We're gonna
start making the felafel.
So this is essentially a fava bean spread,
and we're making it into patties.
He's putting some coriander
seeds, and you can see
there's actually some
spice in there as well.
There's some cilantro, looks
like there's some herbs,
spices, oh, patty by patty, beautiful.
- Felafil
- Felafel, oh.
- (speaking in foreign language)
- (speaking in foreign language)
- (speaking in foreign language)
- And it's all from felafel.
- Felafil.
- Felafel, oh, so it's all
different shapes and sizes
of felafel here, and there's
actually different fillings.
Some of 'em are stuffed with chili,
and we're gonna go try it out.
We're gonna go in the back and take a look
at the foul here, guys.
- (speaking in foreign language)
- Ah, (speaking in foreign
language) here we go, guys.
Oh, this is the foul.
Wow, look at that, foul.
- [Man] Foul
- [Trevor] Cairo foul.
- [Man] Cairo foul.
- [Trevor] Cairo foul, it's Egypt foul.
- [Man] Egypt foul.
- [Trevor] Wow, that's a
thick fava bean spread,
and we're gonna get that
with some bread, and.
- [Man] Foul, foul.
- [Trevor] Olive oil, tahini.
And we're gonna make foul here.
So we've got olive oil,
tahini, oh look at that.
And it goes with all of these
delicious accompaniments.
(speaking in foreign language)
Okay, let's go try it out.
So that's a beautiful platter.
And the owner here is
riding the horse, wow.
- (speaking in foreign language)
- (speaking in foreign language)
And we've got a foul Egyptian breakfast.
(speaking in foreign language)
And look at the selection here guys.
Look at this beautiful spread.
So we came here for the foul,
but there is so much more.
Look at this.
We've got a tomato,
cucumber, cilantro salad.
We've got some pickled onions.
We've got a baba ganoush,
which is cooked eggplant
mixed with tahina, olive
oil, and various seasonings.
You can see some dill.
It looks so delicious.
We've got some french
fries, arugula with lemon,
we've got fried potato patties.
We've got pickled eggplant
with chili, look at that.
You can see some chili,
you can see some dill,
there's pickled chilies in there.
And then the real joy
here, look at this, guys.
We have felafel.
You can actually see some coriander seeds,
some sesame seeds, you can see some herbs,
there's some cilantro in
there, and it's fried.
And then all of this can be
eaten with the baladi bread.
So we're just gonna take
a little cat's ear here.
And first, we're gonna try
what we came here, the foul.
And you can actually see the chunks
in there, of the fava beans.
And he puts a ton of canola
oil, and, oh look at that.
This is what I dream of here,
in the streets of Cairo.
Look at that.
Foul.
Oh wow, that is extremely,
extremely healthy feeling.
That right there, is so powerful.
Actually it's not seasoned,
so it does need a little salt,
and, it's actually a little bitter.
It tastes so healthy from the
tahini that he puts in there.
A little bit of a sesame kick,
and extremely hearty fava bean.
(speaks in foreign language)
So next up, we're gonna
take this baladi bread,
and we're gonna open it and turn it
into kinda like a pita, and
then we're gonna load it.
And look at this guys, we got
a beautiful pickled eggplant
covered in a chili sauce.
Let's put a couple in there.
Oh wow.
And then, some felafel,
also made from fava beans.
You can see the coriander in there,
a little bit of herbs and spices.
I think there's some
cilantro and dill in there.
And then, we're gonna put
one more, make it fat.
We're gonna make it fat.
And then here's the real joy, the tahini.
This is essentially like a
sesame spread with some cumin,
some lemon, oh it's all on there.
That is gonna be.
(laughs)
Look at that guys, wow.
Mmm.
Wow, that is such an extremely delicious
and satisfying flavor burst.
The felafel is crispy, you can taste
the fava beans and also the coriander.
And then the tahini has
this citrus-y lemon-y kick,
and the pickled eggplant is spicy
and fragrant all in that bread.
That is everything you need right there.
Thank you.
- (speaking in foreign language)
- (speaking in foreign language)
- (speaking in foreign language)
- Wow. Thank you, thank you.
That was delicious, amazing foul.
- Foul sir.
- Thank you.
- Thank you.
- And we're gonna keep exploring.
Next up, before going for
the heaviest Egyptian pie,
some life changing Egyptian koshary,
and some extreme grilled
Egyptian delights,
we went for a classic street food
in Cairo, the Egyptian shawarma.
It's so cool to be here in downtown Cairo.
Look at this guys, and
next up, right up ahead,
we're gonna get some big
plump, shawarma buns.
Egyptian style shawarma buns.
Let's go check it out.
(speaking in foreign language)
- (speaking in foreign language)
- [Trevor] Wow, shawarma.
Look at this guys, so we just found
a beautiful Egyptian shawarma here.
And you can see we're chopping up tomato
- [Man] Made from garlic.
- [Trevor] Tomato, garlic, onion.
- [Man] Onions.
- [Trevor] Oh and it's just rotating,
and the fat is bursting.
- [Man] Step, step, step, step.
- [Trevor] Layers, with the fat.
And, oh I can't wait to try
one of these beauties out.
And it's also vinegar.
- Yeah.
- Vinegar, so it should be a little sour.
Wow, that is shawarma
heaven, and they load it
into a plump bun, plump buns,
and the fat is just gonna soak into there.
Wow, and you can really smell
that char-y fatty goodness.
Oh, that is pure fatty beef delight.
That is true meat joy.
But this was just the beginning.
This whole messy, meaty
pile of joy got even better
when they added on a ton of
coriander and parsley mixed
in their secret baba ganoush.
Egyptian, oh, and look at that
pure meaty mixture, fatty,
with all the cilantro and coriander.
That is beautiful, absolutely incredible.
Oh, thank you!
Awesome guys, look at that beauty.
Shawarma bun in Cairo,
Egyptian shawarma bun.
Mmm, oh, that is so plump and fatty.
Wow, that is so plump and
fatty, you can really taste
the fat infused into the beef.
You can really taste the tomato,
and it's also a little sour,
I think there's definitely
a little vinegar in there.
And it's so, oh, this is so tasty.
Plump, beautiful shawarma bun in Cairo.
And after ordering a signature
Egyptian mango shake,
made with probably the
best mangoes in the world,
we made our way for the next street food,
the famously delicious and
super heavy Egyptian pies
at Alsltan.
Awesome guys, right up ahead,
next up we're gonna try
classic Egyptian pie, the fateer.
It is gonna be cheesy, and delicious,
and gooey, and I can't wait to try it.
Should be just up ahead,
let's go check it out.
Here we are guys, Egyptian pie
heaven, and we're going in.
We already asked permission,
so we're gonna take
a look here and see how they make them.
(speaking in foreign language)
Hi, oh, so this is the pie, the pie.
- (speaking in foreign language)
- Oh the pie, look at this.
Oh, so you can actually get
a ton of different pies here.
Looks kinda like an Indian roti bread.
They're spreading it out,
and you can get it with
a different selection of meats and cheese,
and it's gonna be really good.
So you can see we're
gonna load the custard on.
But this isn't what we're gonna get.
We're gonna get actually
the heavy cheese delight.
And this is ours right here guys.
Look at this, flipping the
roti action, it's beautiful.
And he's gonna spread it
out thin, and load it up.
We ordered cheese,
beef, pastrami, sausage.
It's gonna be heavy, delicious delight.
Look at that skill.
And you can see down here
all of the ingredients.
So we've got cheese,
look at that mountain.
We're gonna have salami on,
so it's kinda like a pizza.
And then we're adding on beef sausage here
as well, look at that.
And then we've just got some
Kiri cheese here as well,
look at that.
This is gonna be heavy and
cheesy, this looks awesome.
So we've got cheese, mozzarella,
pastrami, everything.
- Salami
- Salami?
- (speaking in foreign language)
- Oh, Kiri cheese, and
we're just gonna put
a little olives in here too, look at that.
Wow.
And then we've got tomato,
olive, green pepper.
Look at the color in
that, that is full on.
And now, we're just gonna fold it over.
Oh, it's beautiful.
That looks so good.
And it's just like a square pie,
full of cheese and meat and pastrami.
Look at that.
Wow, there it is.
That's heavy, and it's
goin' right in the oven.
And after baking for a few
minutes, and hangin' out
with the masters, we put
even more cheese on top.
This is a pie party, and
we're loading up more cheese
on top of our pie here, look at that.
Wow, we're loading up
tons of mozzarella cheese
on top of our pie.
The pie is ready, wow, look at that.
Wow, that is extremely cheesy, bubbling,
and full of meat and
delicious sausage, wow.
It's ready, awesome.
(speaking in foreign language)
Look at this guys, absolute
cheesy, delicious, meaty joy.
And we're gonna try it out.
Look at how thick that is,
it is absolutely cheesy.
Oh, look at that, look at the sausage.
The olive, the tomato, the
pastrami, oh the salami.
Look at all the cheese on top
too, he added a ton of cheese.
And the dough itself is
absolutely saturated with oil.
My fingers are just covered
in that cheesy goodness.
And the bottom, look at that.
It looks crispy and a
little brown from the pan.
Mmm.
Mmm. (laughs) wow.
Oh, wow.
That is extreme, extreme pizza.
Ultimate, ultimate greasy,
heavy, sloppy joy right here.
You've got so much cheese,
so much pastrami and sausage,
which in itself is so fragrant.
This right here is worth
flying into Cairo for.
And I thought I knew what
heavy was until I tried this,
this is the definition of
extreme heavy goodness.
- Thank you.
- That was so delicious, wow, so heavy.
(speaking in foreign language) thank you.
And next up, before our final
meal, where we were served
by the prince himself at
the Prince restaurant,
we made our way to the number one
most famous Egyptian street food, koshary.
Awesome guys, next up we're gonna try
a traditional Egyptian
street food, the koshary.
Right here at Koshary Abou Tarek,
kind of like Egyptian
pasta, rice, lentils.
It's got chickpeas, it's got tomato sauce,
and it's gonna be really good.
Look what we got here
guys, koshary heaven.
And you can see we're pouring in
this mixed pasta into this pot.
Oh, and we're gonna go, we
actually just asked permission.
They're gonna let us in to take a look,
and we're gonna try it out.
Oh, here we go, (speaking
foreign language)
Here we go guys.
Look at this guys, we
just found koshary heaven.
So we've got fried onions,
we've got a tomato sauce,
oh yeah, they're scooping it up.
And the base is over here,
this is the koshary mixture.
We've got rice, pasta,
lentils, and over here
there's more different varieties of pasta.
They mix those together.
And then we've got lentils
and chickpeas down here,
and then pasta sauce.
And you can see it's just
like a production line here.
Beautiful, that is amazing.
And this is Egyptian Cairo special.
Look at the tomato, beautiful.
This is the moment guys,
we're gonna try real Egyptian koshary.
This is it, we're goin'
upstairs, koshary heaven.
(speaking in foreign language)
Wow, we got a full on,
beautiful koshary here in Cairo.
Look at this guys, you
can see they cover the top
in a ton of lentils and
chickpeas, and then they serve you
a beautiful steaming hot tomato sauce,
some fried onions, and some chickpeas.
And they also serve you this da-ah,
which is lemon, vinegar, garlic, cumin,
and maybe a little bit of
chili in there as well, dip.
And then, of course, chili
oil, and some seasoning.
And we're just gonna pour
that beautiful, look at that.
Oh, steaming hot tomato
sauce all over that pasta.
Some of this beautiful boiled chickpea.
Oh yeah, this is where the
soul is, this the heart,
this is the energy, this
is what life's about.
Fried onions, awesome guys.
And then a little bit of lime on there,
some of this beautiful vinegar,
lemon, just a little touch.
There we go.
And of course, a touch of chili.
Now this is supposed to be really spicy.
So we're just gonna add a
little in, and mix it up.
Look at that, mixing up that pasta,
all those lentils, the
rice, the fried onions.
As soon as you walk in to this
koshary place, you can smell
the tomato sauce and the fried onions.
Mm, mm, oh.
- (speaking in foreign language)
- (speaking in foreign
language) Number one.
- Good? Delicious.
- Oh, delicious.
- Thank you.
- (speaking in foreign language)
- Thank you, thank you.
- Thank you so much.
- Thank you.
- Number one.
- Thank you, number one.
- Number one! (laughs)
- (laughs) Number one.
- Number one.
- Number one.
- Thank you.
- Thank you very much.
- That is amazing.
It's all about the fried
onions, the tomato fragrance,
a little bit of citrus and chili combined,
and all of the protein from
the lentils and the chickpeas.
And for our final meal, we went to
the one and only Prince restaurant,
with tons of tables sprawled
out onto the street,
where you can try almost all
the famous Egyptian
grilled foods in one spot.
But first, we made our
way out to check out
the one and only pyramids.
Look where we are guys, this
is the one and only Nile river.
Absolutely beautiful, downtown Cairo.
And today, before going for more food,
we are gonna go to the
one and only pyramids.
Let's check it out.
After a quick ride to
the outskirts of Cairo,
you find yourself in the
most beautiful complex
of pyramids that you can marvel
at the size and beauty of.
You can choose to ride
a camel if you like,
for about three or four dollars.
But, we decided to walk
around a bit under the sun,
and then head for the big feast.
Just look at where we are, guys.
Beautiful Egyptian pyramids all around us.
We got so many pyramids here and
see there's the sphinx
over there, it's all here.
This is absolutely amazing.
But we had some serious meat to eat,
so we made our way back to town
for the Egyptian grill of your dreams.
Look what we got here guys,
Egyptian meat paradise.
Oh, look at this.
Oh, wow, look at this.
We got grilled beef, oh yes,
and this is just one of the grills here.
And before we knew it, the
prince himself came out
to greet us, and show us the best food,
starting with some nice
spiced grilled lamb.
- (speaking in foreign language)
- Wow, this is gonna be really good.
Oh, and look at that.
Oh, tomato, onion, chili,
oh, lots of chili in there, pepper!
- (speaking in foreign language)
- (laughs) Oh, this is amazing!
Spicy.
- Spicy.
- Spicy.
Oh, this is just incredible.
Oh, wow.
- (speaking in foreign language)
- Lemon.
- Canada, Canada, Canada.
- (laughs)
This must be the liver.
- (speaking in foreign language)
- Look at all this grilled
liver here, that is a ton.
Oh and chili, look at that.
- (speaking in foreign language)
- [Trevor] Spicy.
- [Man] Spice.
- [Trevor] Spicy.
- [Man] Spice.
- Wow.
- (speaking in foreign language)
- (speaking in foreign langauge)
- The prince, (speaking
in foreign language)
- (speaking in foreign language)
- And we're gonna keep goin'.
Now look at this, look
at all these sausages.
All the tomato aroma.
Wow, the special Egyptian sausages.
Okay, we're moving still.
And next the prince brought us to see
the most classic Egyptian
food of all, the molokhia,
made with the infamously
slimy tossa jute leaves,
and covered in a sauteed
garlic onion mixture.
Wow, this is incredible.
Oh.
So it's a dark green vegetable here--
- Oh.
- in Egypt.
Oh, and it's covered in--
- Molokhia.
- Fried onions, molokhia.
(laughs)
That's awesome.
- Molokhia.
- So we're gonna get the
famous molokhia here,
this is made with dark
green, wow, molokhia leaves.
Oh, and onions.
- [Man] Molokhia.
- Molokhia.
- Canada, Canada.
- Canada. (laughs)
Oh, and it goes right into that pot.
Look at that, amazing.
(speaking in foreign language)
Thank you.
Oh, this is a, oh, and that's the liver.
Liver, oh, amazing.
- (speaking in foreign language)
- Oh, and the grilled
meat, oh the grilled lamb.
Look at this feast we got here.
Thank you, oh and rice.
- Molokhia.
- Molokhia, oh, on the rice.
- (speaking in foreign language)
- (speaking in foreign language)
- (speaking in foreign language)
- (laughs)
- Molokhia.
- Wow.
Oh wow, oh yeah.
That is incredible.
That molokhia, it just tastes like
a dark green vegetable with
the fragrance of onion.
And the smoothness and
the sweetness of the rice.
Oh, that is delicious.
- (speaking in foreign language)
- And we got big chunks of lamb--
- Oh!
- And sausages (laughs)
Oh, tahini.
- Tahina.
- Tahina.
- Ah, thank you, mm, oh.
Oh wow.
That is so juicy.
- Canada, Canada, Canada.
- Canada.
This is just the most beautiful
meal, and we're so lucky,
to be hanging with the prince here.
And just trying a few of those dishes,
but they're all absolutely perfect.
Right here they gave us a
whole rack of baladi bread.
This is special Egyptian bread,
and it's just so wholesome
and full of nutrients.
The prince served us an insane amount
of food to go with the bread.
Like Egyptian cheese with
tomato, grilled liver,
rice with mini pasta noodles
to go with the molokhia,
sausage with tomato and
chili, grilled lamb,
grilled beef and tomato
onion and chili, tahini,
eggplant, and a tomato cucumber salad.
Now we're gonna take the molokhia
and pour it all over
that rice, look at that.
Oh, that is slimy
goodness, seasoned so well,
with that dark green molokhia.
Super slimy, look at that.
Mm, oh that is slimy satisfaction.
Oh.
- (speaking in foreign language)
- Let's see what's in there.
Oh, look at that.
That is the beef and onion and
tomato right off the grill.
That smells so heavenly.
Prince just keeps bringing
us all these surprises.
Let's try it out.
Oh wow, that is so juicy
and aromatic, look at this.
It actually tastes a bit
like a tiny pepper steak
that you get in the
West, except with tomato.
And after eating as much as we could,
we said goodbye to the
incredibly friendly Prince.
Thank you so much, thank you.
That was amazing!
- Thank you!
- Thank you, thank you, see you next time.
- (speaking in foreign language)
- Thank you, bye bye (laughs).
Amazing here at the Prince, thank you.
- Canada, Canada, Canada, Canada.
- (laughs)
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