Egyptian Cooking Class in Cairo with a Local Family

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Host Bio: Somaya, a graduate from Cairo University lives in old Cairo with her mother and siblings, in a modest home. She worked at a travel company for a few years and realized her love for meeting people and sharing with them the rich culture and history of Egypt. She now hosts travelers at home for dinners and cooking classes so that she can share her Egyptian cuisine and culinary traditions, and is always thrilled to see the joy on travelers' faces when they try her mother's food. Somaya's mother's food is loved by their neighbors, friends, and family, and is something that shouldn't be missed when in Cairo! You can expect a delicious, home-cooked Egyptian meal, insights into the local culture and culinary traditions, along with memorable conversations. Meal Description: Somaya and her mother are very passionate about cooking traditional Egyptian meals, dishes that are usually cooked and eaten at home, from recipes passed down through generations in her mother's family. A few dishes from family recipes that you can expect to try at Somaya's home are sambusa (triangular pastries) or shorbet lesan el asfour (Egyptian noodle soup), mahashi (a popular Iftar dish of vegetables stuffed with spiced meat and rice and simmered in a tomato sauce) and sahlab (milk pudding) for dessert. Cooking Class Description: Somaya learned to cook from her mother, who learned to cook from her mother. All the recipes you will be cooking in this Egyptian cooking class come from Somaya's grandmother's kitchen - cherished family recipes. Start the class with an introduction to the aromatic and flavorful spices used in Egyptian cooking. Then for your hands-on cooking class, learn how to cook two dishes from scratch - either an appetizer + main course or a main course + dessert. Learn to make mahashi (vegetables stuffed with meat and rice) and shorbet lesan el asfour (Egyptian noodle soup) or sahlab (milk pudding). While you cook, Somaya will introduce you to local ingredients, and share stories and tips and tricks to make a delicious Egyptian meal. After cooking, sit down with the family to share the meal you helped prepare.