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The Egyptian kitchen

In any Egyptian kitchen, you usually have to have the following basic ingredients. Onions Garlic Tomatoes Ghee or oil Rice Bread Eggs Feta cheese Spices (List) Meat: mainly beef, chicken, pigeons. Alexandrians and Marsa Matrohians  eat more fish than the rest of us. Foul medammes (Egyptian beans) Lentils and pasta for Koshari reasons The basic idea is to have three humongous meals. In my family, the afternoon meal (around 4-5 pm) was the hot one, but there are families who have their hot meals in the evening, and others have all three meals hot  , and some don't have no hot meals at all, not to mention those who don't have meals PERIOD. The hot meal consists of the following: - White rice. - A vegetable pot, almost always cooked with tomato, onion, and garlic sauce. - One or two sorts of meat. - Some add bread, especially in the countryside. - A colorful pot of salad.

Al-toctoc ( Al-toc toc) or Al toctoc

What is Al-toctoc ( Al-toc toc) or Al toctoc ? It is motor bike with 3 wheels. It became a normal thing in cairo. It is used like Taxi but for small distance.

Marination

Marination: soaking foods in a seasoned, often acidic, liquid before cooking the liquid is vinegar with lemon and spices. It is commonly used to flavor foods I have read that Some studies have shown that a reaction between creatine in muscle meats and amino acids caused by flame-cooking at high temperatures produces a cancer-causing agent known as heterocyclic amine (HCA). New research seems to indicate that marinades may discourage formation of certain HCAs in char-grilled meat Immersion in an acid-based marinade for as little as forty minutes resulted in a decrease of 92-99% of heterocyclic amines (HCAs) in recent tests by the American Institute for Cancer Research. More studies are being conducted, but the acidic component in marinades seems to be very effective. Marinating is currently the best known method of discouraging the formation of HCAs.

Chicken Marinades

Here are a few marinades that taste great with chicken. Lemon Lime Marinade 1 lemon 1 lime 3 tablespoons olive oil 1 crushed garlic clove 1 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon pepper 1/8 teaspoon cayenne Worcestershire and Soy Marinade 1 Tsp salt 1/4 cup Worcestershire sauce 2 Tbs dry mustard 3/4 cup vegetable oil 1/2 cup red wine vinegar 3/4 cup soy sauce 1/2 tsp pepper 1 tsp garlic powder 1 tsp dried parsley Mix this up when chicken parts go on sale. Toss the chicken and the marinade in freezer bags or containers that fit your family's needs and freeze them until needed. Defrost and throw on the grill for a quick, easy, and delicious dinner. Asian Influenced Marinade 1/4 cup brown mustard 2 green onions, chopped 2 Tbs balsamic vinegar 2 Tbs rice wine vinegar 1 Tbs lemon juice 3 Tbs soy sauce 1 Tbs brown sugar 1/2 cup olive oil Mustard Marinade 1 cup Dijon mustard 1 cup olive oil 1/2 cup to 3/4 cup lemon juice (and reserve the rinds) 1/2 cup soy sauce 2 cloves garlic, minced salt and pep

Egyptian cats

Wiki information Cats have been kept by humans since at least ancient Egypt, the domesticated cat, protector of the fields and home from vermin infestations, and sometimes took on the warlike aspect of a lioness. The first domesticated cats may have saved early Egyptians from many rodent infestations and likewise

Some wiki information about Metro in cairo from wikipedia.org

The Cairo Metro in Egypt is Africa's only full-fledged metro system. The system currently consists of two operational lines, with a third in an advanced stage of planning. The metro is run by the National Authority for Tunnels. The line uses standard gauge (1435 mm). Ticket price is EGP 1.00 for each journey (as of July 2006, EUR 0.14 or USD 0.18), regardless of distance. On all Cairo metros, the first two cars of each train are reserved for women until early evening as an option for women who don't wish to ride with men in the same car, however women can still ride other cars freely. Line 1 (the red line) opened in 1987 after the joining of two existing above-ground lines with a large underground section through the city center. (Because of this, it is sometimes referred to as the "Regional Line".) The line runs a total of 43.5 km (27 miles) with 3 km (1.8 miles) underground, serves 33 stations, and has a 60,000 hourly passenger capacity per direction. Sometimes kno