Pita bread has stood the test of time, migrating to the United States in the 1960s with Harry Toufayan, the son of an Egyptian baker. Since then, it's taken America by storm, becoming almost as ...
The yeast microbes had been asleep for more than 5,000 years, buried deep in the pores of Egyptian ceramics, by the time Seamus Blackley came along and used them to bake a loaf of bread.
To sample local dishes like aish baladi (Egyptian-style pita bread), hamam mahshi (rice- or wheat-stuffed pigeon) and mouloukhiya (rabbit or chicken stew with garlic and mallow – a leafy green ...