Cumin is essential in Egyptian vegetarian cuisine, adding a warm, earthy flavor to dishes. It's used both as whole seeds and ground powder, and you'll find it in recipes for falafel, lentil soups, and ...

Unlike other versions made with chickpeas, traditional Egyptian falafel is made from fava beans. These beans are soaked ...

From chickpeas to fava beans, from fried to baked, there are many ways to make and prepare falafel. Here are some of our ...

Coriander is an annual herb native to the Mediterranean Basin. Its origins can be traced back thousands of years to the areas ...

Our expert culinary travel guide to the best things to eat in Cairo—plus recipes for making many Egyptian classics you'll ...

The artifacts discovered inside a tomb of 11 Egyptian burials from the height of the country’s Middle Kingdom offer a fresh perspective on the funerary practices from the 12 th and 13 th ...

The term Egyptian cotton gets thrown around a lot as shorthand for very fancy sheets, but not all Egyptian cotton is created equal. Some sheets made from Egyptian cotton will be certified as such ...

What it tells us about the past: The "Younger Memnon" is an 8.8-foot-tall (2.7 meter) broken head and torso remnant of a statue from ancient Egypt that now stands in the British Museum in London.

This aromatic vegetarian curry stands as a testament to India’s masterful use of spices. Sauté onions, garlic, and ginger until golden, then add tomatoes and warming spices like cumin, coriander, and ...

Egyptian authorities said teams from Egypt and the United States discovered the tomb in the South Asasif necropolis, next to the Temple of Hatshepsut on the Nile’s West Bank in Luxor.