Koshari

I made Koshari for eight guests who had varying familiarity with the cuisine. Every single person asked for the recipe. The earthy and warming profile was the main talking point — no one had quite experienced fenugreek seeds used that way before. Egyptian cuisine is one of the oldest recorded food …

I'm sceptical of any restaurant claiming to do Koshari well, having been disappointed often enough. This one delivered. The earthy and warming base was authentic and the use of cumin showed real knowledge. Egyptian cuisine is one of the oldest recorded food cultures, with accounts dating to pharaon…

Koshari rarely gets the international recognition it deserves. The hearty and filling complexity is genuine, not simple, and the technique involved in using molokhia leaves correctly takes real skill. koshari is considered the national dish representing the multicultural influence on Egyptian cooki…