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Terms in Egyptian Arabic 91-100 of 153

مهلبية(mahallabiyya)

[Egyptian_Arabic]

A cake based on cornflour or sweetened rice, and topped with pistachios.

معكورنة(makarona)

[Egyptian_Arabic]

A clump of macaroni cooked and formed inrto a cake with minced (US: ground) lamb and tomato sauce.

ma'la

[Egyptian_Arabic]

Nut shops. Common in Egypt where peanuts and edible seeds are sold.

ملانة(malana)

[Egyptian_Arabic]

Green shoots of chickpeas. Sprouts.

meggadara

[Egyptian_Arabic]

Brown lentils and rice cooked with onions and served with yoghurt and fried onions.

مهلبية(mehalabia)

[Egyptian_Arabic]

A dessert. Details unknown. If anyone can help by sending them in I should be very grateful. Please e-mail us at queries@whatamieating.com if you can help.

مخلل(mekhalel)

[Egyptian_Arabic]

"Pickled." The word describes pickles, or any food that is pickled. These might include onions, cucumbers, any root vegetables, or olives flavoured with chillis.

ملوخية(melokhia)

[Egyptian_Arabic]

Melokhia is related to okra and a member of the mallow family. The young shoots are harvested and stripped from the stalks and can be slimy when cooked, unless they are soaked and carefully squeezed beforehand.

ملوخية(melokhia)

[Egyptian_Arabic]

Melokhia is a soup made from a leaf of the same name. It may contain mutton or chicken and will have cayenne and garlic and probably coriander (US: cilantro).

ملوخية بالأرانب(melokhia bel araneb)

[Egyptian_Arabic]

Molokheya with rabbit. A popular dish in Egypt, Jew's mallow, made into a soup with rabbit and flavoured with garlic and coriander (US: cilantro).