Sudanese cuisine, spices heaven in Egypt
- Yara Mohamed
- 27 May, 2022
A few steps away from the Sayeda Zeinab Mosque on Nubar Street is one of the famous Sudanese restaurants where the majority of Sudanese residing in Egypt gather to eat Sudanese food. “Fatima,” confirmed that Sudanese food is very different from Egyptian food, adding in her Sudanese language: “The Sudanese differ from the Egyptians in the way they are prepared and the use of Sudanese spices makes them taste completely different from Egyptian food.” She explained that Sudanese food is divided into two types, porridge or “Al-Taqliya” as they called it, which is considered one of the most popular dishes for them and is essential on the Sudanese table. There are other Sudanese foods that Sudan is famous for, and they bear the same name as the Egyptian dishes, but they differ in the way they are prepared and taste, such as okra, beans, molokhia, Tameya, which they are cooked with Sudanese meat and spices that give the food another taste, pointing out that they depend on "Kisra" in their food, a type of bread that is kneaded with cornflour. She also clarified the method of making “Al-Taqliya”, “It is a dish made up of onions, garlic, dried or minced Sudanese meat, and dried okra or “Wikah” as it is called in Egypt and eaten with bread. Before being blended, it is also eaten with “kisra” bread, next to the Fatteh that is served in more than one type, including the bean Fatteh, the lentil fatteh, and the koreya fatteh, which is completely different from the Egyptian Fattah. Mrs. Fatima concluded that there is no difference between the Egyptian and the Sudanese, and we have not felt any differentiation in treatment throughout these years, and we consider Egypt to be our second country with its customs and traditions.
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