Egyptian Comfort Food: The Art of Kabab Halla & Mahshi
about the Experience
In this experience, your guests will Join a seasoned local home cook for a warm, communal cooking experience that brings them closer to the heart of Egyptian home cuisine and its culture of togetherness.
Your guests will dive into a hands-on experience preparing a quintessential Egyptian comfort meal. They will learn to core vegetables for mahshi, concoct the perfect Egyptian tomato sauce “tasbeeka” and prepare kabab halla; a decadent Egyptian beef stew.
For private tours, the market walk is a free optional add-on, depending on the guests’ preference.
Menu
Mahshi: Stuffed vegetables with herbed rice.
Kabab halla: Beef stew with caramelized onions.
Baladi salad
Roz bi laban: Rice pudding two ways.
A variety of pickled vegetables prepared in our own kitchen.
How to prepare
your guests
To ensure your guests have the best experience, you can share the following tips with them:
We recommend that guests wear comfortable (closed-toe) shoes to enjoy the market walk with maximum comfort.
On the day of the class, we highly suggest guests skip dinner so they can enjoy the wide variety of food on the tour to the fullest. We guarantee that the guests will be full and satisfied at the end of the tour.
Allergies
To accommodate all traveller’ preferences, we have designed our classes in a way that can be modified for different needs. Kindly refer to the following information to help your guests get the safest experience on their food tour.
We strongly recommend specifically asking your guests if they have any allergies and how severe they are before booking.
For vegetarians we remove the Kabab Halla, and guests will be offered something else to replace it.
Vegetarians
The Kabab Halla is replaced with something the vegan guests can enjoy. We also make sure to cook with oil instead of ghee, and replace milk and cream in rice pudding with coconut milk and coconut cream.
Vegan
This menu is gluten free
Gluten-free
This allergy is a simple one to handle and lactose intolerant guests can enjoy the class comfortably. We will replace milk and cream in rice pudding with coconut milk and coconut cream.
Lactose Intolerance
There is no cause for concern regarding nut allergies. We will avid using any nuts in the rice pudding.
NUT ALLERGY
Seafood & Shellfish Allergies
There is no cause for concern regarding seafood or shellfish.
For questions regarding specific allergies that are not mentioned on this list, kindly send us an inquiry by clicking below.
Halal
Our classes do not include any pork products. Foods that are not considered halal are not common in Egypt since the majority of the population is Muslim, and animals are butchered according to Muslim practices.
Soy Allergies
| Class Type | Days | Start Time | Duration | Group Size | Pricing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group Class | Sun - Tue - Thur | 5:00 PM Start times vary during the holy month of Ramadan |
4 hours | Min: 2 guests Max: 8 guests |
68 USD + 14% VAT /Adult Children aged 6-12 can join the group tour for 50% of the price. Children under 6 can join group tours for 3 USD + 14% VAT at a maximum of 1 child per group tour. |
| Private Class | Flexible upon request | Flexible start times from 12:00 PM - 5:00 PM Start times vary during the holy month of Ramadan |
4 hours | Min: 1 guest Max: 8 guests |
1 guest: X USD + 14% VAT /Adult 2-3 guests: X USD + 14% VAT /Adult 4-5 guests: X USD + 14% VAT /Adult 6-8 guests: X USD + 14% VAT /Adult FAMILY PACKAGES 2 adults + 2-3 children under 12: X USD + 14% VAT 2 adults + 2 juniors (12-16): X USD + 14% VAT Contact us for more family package variations |
