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Terms in Egyptian Arabic 41-50 of 153

فطير مشلتت(feteer meshaltet)

[Egyptian_Arabic]

A traditional pastry of Egypt, layered with samnah baladi, like puff pastry in the west. These may be eaten with cheeses or honey and may be either sweet or savoury.

فلفل(filfil)

[Egyptian_Arabic]

Green pepper. Capsicum

فلفل محشي(filfil mahshy)

[Egyptian_Arabic]

Stuffed green peppers.

فراخ(firakh)

[Egyptian_Arabic]

Chicken. Pronounced 'frakh' in Upper Egypt.

فول مدمس(foul madames)

[Egyptian_Arabic]

One of the national dishes of Egypt. Brown broad beans (US: fava beans) cooked slowly with garlic and lemon juice in an idra, which prevents over-evaporation. The Egyptians and Sudanese often serve it with hard boiled eggs.

فول أخصر(foul akhdar)

[Egyptian_Arabic]

Fresh broad beans (US: fava beans) served with gebnah areesh.

فول نابت(foul nabit)

[Egyptian_Arabic]

Broad beans (US: fava beans) allowed to sprout before being cooked into a special soup.

فول(foul)

[Egyptian_Arabic]

Brown broad beans (US: fava beans). It also often refers to a dish of broad beans cooked slowly with garlic and lemon juice in an idra or with tomatoes, and spices, which prevents over-evaporation. These dishes are mashed once cooked. The Egyptians and Sudanese often serve it with hard boiled eggs.

فول سوداني(foul sudani)

[Egyptian_Arabic]

Peanuts, usually salted and roasted. The Egyptians very properly think of this as a bean rather than a nut.

كامبري(gambari)

[Egyptian_Arabic]

Prawn (US: shrimp)