Egyptian Arabic

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Terms in Egyptian Arabic 71-80 of 153

قصب(kasab)

[Egyptian_Arabic]

Sugar cane juice. A good refreshing juice.

katif

[Egyptian_Arabic]

A semolina-based baked pudding or cake in which what looks like shredded wheat is soaked with lemon and rosewater syrup and decorated with almonds.

خل(khal)

[Egyptian_Arabic]

Vinegar

خرشوف‏(kharshouf)

[Egyptian_Arabic]

Artichoke. Globe artichoke.

khirm

[Egyptian_Arabic]

Garfish. A striking, beaked, marine fish up to 60 cm (2 ft) long, with a backbone which turns bright green on cooking and a delicious flavour, found on most European coasts.

خبيزة(khobeiza)

[Egyptian_Arabic]

Common mallow, cooked in the same way as Jew's mallow, of which young leaves are boiled, often with rabbit or chicken or other meats in a soup flavoured with garlic and coriander (US: cilantro).

كبدة(kibda)

[Egyptian_Arabic]

Liver

كرات(korrat)

[Egyptian_Arabic]

Leek

kotelat

[Egyptian_Arabic]

Meatballs made with minced (US: ground) beef and poached in water and oil flavoured with saffron and served with an egg and lemon sauce.

كشري(kushari)

[Egyptian_Arabic]

Considered to be almost the national dish of Egypt, this may be either a dish of red lentils cooked with rice and eaten with raw onion and dried fish or of red and black lentils cooked with rice and noodles.