This morning, we went to a little falafel shop to eat breakfast. Falafel sandwiches are really tasty and extremely cheap. Each one of my family of 5 got 2 sandwiches each and it cost around 40 EGP, which is around $2.50 (as of March 2022). That’s a good hearty meal for less than $3 dollars! I still don’t understand how they can afford selling it so cheap, but they do it somehow.
After eating those falafel sandwiches, we headed to the market or souq. This is the place where most Egyptians buy and sell their goods. It is full of action and very full of people. Egyptians are kind people, but they won’t refuse the opportunity to get a few extra pounds from you.
If you’re wondering what they sell, they sell just about anything you can think of. Food, clothes, electrical parts, car parts and more! Some of the fruits and vegetables they sell are: onions, potatoes, carrots, sweet potatoes, cabbages, oranges, bananas, strawberries, tomatoes, and so many more. The fruits and vegetables that they sell seem to be organic and do taste really good (I am speaking from experience).
Then we checked out a bread shop, where they don’t make loaves, but circular pizza-like, flat bread. When you eat it, it breaks in your hands because it is leafy and very oily. They make it by stretching around the dough, folding it into a smaller piece, spinning it around to stretch it, and repeating. Then they put this dough into a circular pan and place it in a spinning oven where it is cooked inside for around 5-10 minutes. It tastes really good.
Finally, we headed to the place where we were staying and ate some good things there. What an interesting day that was!