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Take a look at this beautiful photograph of a spice stall in an Aswan market.
Visit Eternal Egypt’s website to view a photo of a massive stone pestle used in ancient Egypt to crush corn and other hard food and another photo of a stirrer that was used to grind seeds.
Arabic Audio Recordings
learn how to pronounce this Egyptian word
Learn more about Spices and the Spice Trade
Colorful Spices
Cinnamon Sticks and Saffron
Allspice and Mustard Seed
Fennel
Information on 117 different spice plants with the emphasis on their uses in cooking
Read about Egyptian Cuisine: Unique Egyptian Ingredients. One ingredient that is popular in Egyptian cooking is the chili pepper. This article explains how Egyptians like to flavor many of their foods with hot pepper, which the country now imports because not enough is grown locally to meet the huge demand.
