August 15th, 2007
savor: Egypt/ Cairo
ABOU TAREK KOSHARY RESTAURANT
16 Maarouf - Shamplion Street
Downtown
Cairo
20/2.577.59.35
www.aboutarek.com
This huge, overlit, and chintzy place among car repair shops serves the city’s best koshary (or kushary). No easy task in a city of 15 million where literally countless street stalls and small restaurants sell this strangely delectable mix of two types of macaroni, rice, lentils, a tart tomato sauce, and a bit of chili sauce, and topped with chewy, sweet fried onions.
You’re warned: the hot sauce in the silver shaker is truly hot.
Clientele: mechanics, students, married couples, large families.
Posted by jeffkoehler in savor: Egypt |
