11 Top Egyptian Street Foods

We're a nation that comes together over food and there's tonnes of it on every corner. Here are our favourite on-the-go bites that are intrinsically Egyptian.

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Date
09/01/2015 16:00

Fresh Juice

Courtesy of Jordan Cam

Sweet Potato

Courtesy of TravelStart

Cotton Candy (in a bag)

Courtesy of MarMar

Grilled Corn

Courtesy of Paldf

Fool & Ta3meya

Courtesy of Al Masry Al Youm

Gelato (the Egyptian Kind)

Courtesy of 3DP

Hawawshi

Courtesy of S3

Hommos Sham (extra chilli)

Courtesy of Thaqaf Nafsak

Liver and Sausages

Courtesy of Al Jahizira

Semeet (AKA the Egyptian Pretzel)

Courtesy of 3DP

Termis

Al Jahizira

Main photo by Abanoub Ramsis.

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