http://www.metafilter.com/tags/kushari Posts tagged with 'kushari' at MetaFilter. Thu, 19 Apr 2007 08:04:05 -0800 Thu, 19 Apr 2007 08:04:05 -0800 en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://www.metafilter.com/60427/More%2Dcarbs%2Dthan%2Dyou%2Dcan%2Dshake%2Da%2Dspoon%2Dat Take <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vermicelli">this</a> cooked with <a href="http://www.fao.org/rice2004/en/p4.htm">this</a> and mix it with <a href="http://www.icarda.org/Publications/Cook/Chickpea/Chickpea.html">these</a> and <a href="http://www.cliffordawright.com/history/lentils.html">these</a> and <a href="http://www.everything2.com/index.pl?node=macaroni">this</a>, top it off <a href="http://www.bartleby.com/87/r0802.html">these?!?</a>, smother it in <a href="http://www.liketocook.com/50226711/make_your_own_tomato_sauce.php">this</a> and you have <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/keeblerthrash/249338261/">this</a>: <a href="http://www.touregypt.net/featurestories/koshary.htm">كشري</a>. Pronounced <strong>kush</strong>arī, you can also find it spelled <a href="http://www.google.com/search?q=kushary">kushary</a>, <a href="http://www.google.com/search?q=koushari">koushari</a>, <a href="http://www.google.com/search?q=koushary">koushary</a>, <a href="http://www.google.com/search?q=koshari">koshari</a>, or <a href="http://www.google.com/search?q=koshary">koshary</a>. However you spell it, it is one of Egypt's most popular dishes. Throughout Cairo you can find restaurants devoted this this humble, cheap (a filling bowl costs 3LE, around 50 cents), usually vegetarian dish. Of course, if you're not in Cairo you can always <a href="http://www.mothering.com/sections/recipes/koushari.html">make your own</a>. tag:metafilter.com,2007:site.60427 Thu, 19 Apr 2007 08:04:05 -0800 carbohydrates egypt food kushari Deathalicious