Authentic Egyptian Cooking & Farm Experience with a Local Family
Escape to Dahshur in Cairo countryside with Somaya and her family for a unique experience with local farmers. Enjoy a delicious meal featuring Egyptian specialties, learn traditional cooking and craft techniques, and explore a farm in the area of one million palm trees.
- Explore a farm in Dahshur, learn about date harvesting, and interact with farm animals like ducks and cows
- Create your own palm leaf bracelet and other Bedouin crafts
- Enjoy an authentic Egyptian cooking class and participate in traditional cooking techniques
- Experience Egyptian folklore with live drumming and songs
- A farm-to-table experience, enjoy a hearty, organic meal prepared with fresh farm ingredients
- Includes pick-up and drop-off from a central Cairo hotel in a private AC vehicle
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Somaya Food Tour + RTT
Pickup included
What's included in Authentic Egyptian Cooking & Farm Experience with a Local Family
(Subject to Option Inclusions)Embark on a unique food and craft workshop experience in the scenic Cairo countryside. You will be picked up from your hotel in Cairo and driven for an hour from the city center to Dahshur, an area known for its one million palm trees and fertile agricultural land. Hosted by Somaya, her mother, and young sister, you’ll be welcomed at a large farm with a refreshing seasonal drink and a few traditional Egyptian dishes. Later experience authentic Egyptian culture as local farmers greet you with drums and folkloric songs while demonstrating traditional cooking techniques. Learn the art of flipping the Egyptian baladi bread and throwing it in the traditional oven. While that cooks learn to make energy balls from mashed fresh dates and fresh coconut powder. You will also use the fresh dates to make oras bel agwa (a famous date filled cookie). While the cookie bakes, learn to craft your own palm leaf bracelet and other bedouin craft products, that you can take home! Wrap up your day with a hearty, organic farm-to-table meal featuring mahshy, molokheya, roasted chicken, and potatoes in tomato sauce. End with a relaxing cup of mint tea before being dropped back to your Cairo hotel.
Food Menu
STARTER - Welcome drink: juice made from freshly squeezed seasonal fruits
STARTER - Appetizer: feteer meshaltet (a flaky Egyptian layered pastry),
falafel (a deep fried fritter chickpeas, herbs, and spices), cheese, black honey
MAIN - Organic farm-to-table meal: Egyptian baladi bread,
mahshy (stuffed grape leaves), molokheya (gelatinous soup made from the leaves of the jute plant), roasted chicken, and potatoes in tomato sauce
DESSERT - Dessert: oras bel agwa (a famous date filled cookie)
Inclusions
- Traditional cooking class with local farmers
- Unique food and craft experience in the scenic Cairo countryside
- A hearty, organic farm-to-table meal
- Cairo hotel pick up and drop off
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Your 7-8 hour culinary experience in the Cairo countryside includes pick-up and drop-off from a central Cairo hotel in a private AC vehicle (please include your hotel name and address when booking the Cairo food experience online), as well as your driver's meal and tips for the driver and farmers.
- On days when Somaya is unavailable, her mother and younger sister will accompany you on this tour.
- A vegetarian diet can be accommodated, if informed in advance
- Menu is seasonal and is subject to change, if you have any preferences or dietary restrictions or allergies, please inform your host in advance at the time of booking the experience online
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Additional Information
Your host will pick you up from the concierge desk of your central Cairo hotel, and drop you off at the hotel at the end of your culinary experience.
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Host name: Somaya Ibrahim Host Phone: +20 1091 606 269 Host Email: [email protected] Meeting location: Your host will pick you up from the concierge desk of your central Cairo hotel, and drop you off at the hotel at the end of your culinary experience. Please contact your host directly if you have dietary requests or need help with directions. -- Traveling Spoon is a supplier of Viator and TripAdvisor. We offer travelers authentic food experiences with locals, in their homes. Founded by two travelers and food lovers, Traveling Spoon helps others make meaningful cultural connections through food. Contact us at [email protected] if you have general questions about our services. For specific questions related to your booking please contact your host directly with the contact information provided above. We hope you have a meaningful experience and look forward to hearing about it!
