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Terms in Egyptian Arabic 11-20 of 153

عيش سايمين(aesh saymeen)

[Egyptian_Arabic]

A round loaf of bread raised with yeast and subsequently a little more aerated than other Egyptian breads.

عيش شامي(aesh shami)

[Egyptian_Arabic]

"Syrian bread", which is odd, as the Syrians call it "Egyptian bread". A round flatbread made with white flour. As it cooks the layers separate out forming a natural pocket.

بابا غنوج(baba ghanough)

/BAH-bah gah-NOO/
[Egyptian_Arabic]

A spread or dip made from puréed or diced aubergine (US: eggplant), tahini, lemon juice, olive oil, cumin and garlic. Some say that it originated in northern Syria, others from the Lebanon or Egypt.

بامية(bamia)

/bah-mee-ah/
[Egyptian_Arabic]

A stew containing okra, minced (US: ground) lamb, tomatoes, herbs and green peppers with lemon juice, coriander (US: cilantro) and garlic. More commonly it just refers to the okra.

بامية مسلوقة(bamia masloukah)

/bah-mee-ah mahs-loo-kah/
[Egyptian_Arabic]

Okra stewed with onions and then flavoured with lemon juice.

بصل أخضر(basal akhdhar)

[Egyptian_Arabic]

Green onions

بسبوسة(basbousa)

/bahz-BOO-zah/
[Egyptian_Arabic]

A name for baklava in Upper Egypt. A semolina-based (US: cream of wheat) baked pudding or cake baked and soaked with lemon and rosewater syrup and decorated with almonds. It is then cut into diamonds.

بشملة(bashmalah)

[Egyptian_Arabic]

Fruit, unknown (escadonia?). If you know the details, or have a picture, please do send them in. It would be great. It would be particularly good to know the Latin name. Please e-mail us at queries@whatamieating.com if you can help.

بسطرمة(bastormah)

[Egyptian_Arabic]

Beef which is thinly sliced and salted and coated with a paste made with crushed fenugreek seeds, garlic and paprika and then hung to dry in the sun. Served at breakfast and with snacks. Reminsicent of pastrami.

بط(bat)

[Egyptian_Arabic]

Duck