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Egyptian Cuisine: Fresh Vegetables

Egyptian Cuisine: Fresh Vegetables

  • Gargeer جرجير - Water cress
  • Fegl فجل - Radish. Two types are eaten, white longish roots, and the red round ones common elsewhere.
  • Korrat كرات - Leeks
  • Basal Akhdar بصل أخضر - Green Onions
  • Malana ملانة - This is green chickpea shoots. Eaten in Sham El Neseem شم النسيم, a spring celebration from ancient times
  • Serees سريس
  • Galawen جلاوين

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