{"id":12216,"date":"2026-07-02T12:30:24","date_gmt":"2026-07-02T09:30:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/range.haifa.ac.il\/%d7%a4%d7%a2%d7%99%d7%9c%d7%95%d7%aa-1-%d7%94%d7%9e%d7%98%d7%91%d7%97-%d7%94%d7%9e%d7%a6%d7%a8%d7%99\/"},"modified":"2026-07-30T11:49:14","modified_gmt":"2026-07-30T08:49:14","slug":"activity1-the-egyptian-kitchen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/range.haifa.ac.il\/en\/activity1-the-egyptian-kitchen\/","title":{"rendered":"Activity 1: The Egyptian Kitchen"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"12216\" class=\"elementor elementor-12216 elementor-7821\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d2fa87 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8d2fa87\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11deed7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" 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style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Egyptian Cuisine<\/span><\/a> \\(\\blacktriangleright\\) Activity 1: Egyptian Cuisine<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-411ae8d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"411ae8d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Activity 1: Egyptian Cuisine and Raw Materials<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-654a5c5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"654a5c5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cadf4e1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"cadf4e1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b29354a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b29354a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a94d487 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a94d487\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Before we dive into the recipes, we invite you to understand the roots of Egyptian cuisine.<br \/>This activity offers a general overview of Egyptian food, connecting the economy and agriculture of the region to what is on the plate.<\/p><p>In this activity, you will discover how Egypt&#8217;s geographical location, with an emphasis on the Nile River, crucially influenced food cultivation and shaped local eating habits throughout the generations.<br \/>Through becoming familiar with the raw materials, you will be able to better understand the dishes created in this rich and diverse cuisine.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a0e674b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a0e674b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad1f188 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ad1f188\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/range.haifa.ac.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/\u05d0\u05ea\u05e8-\u05d7\u05d9\u05e6\u05d9\u05dd-\u05de\u05e6\u05e8\u05d9\u05dd.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-4024\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/range.haifa.ac.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/\u05d0\u05ea\u05e8-\u05d7\u05d9\u05e6\u05d9\u05dd-\u05de\u05e6\u05e8\u05d9\u05dd.jpg 300w, https:\/\/range.haifa.ac.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/\u05d0\u05ea\u05e8-\u05d7\u05d9\u05e6\u05d9\u05dd-\u05de\u05e6\u05e8\u05d9\u05dd-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be1c08c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"be1c08c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bbecf59 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bbecf59\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Activity<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d141fc e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9d141fc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9de6e17 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9de6e17\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7028ee7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7028ee7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-widget-container\">Guidelines for parents<\/h3><div><p>The history of Egyptian cuisine begins in ancient Egypt.<br \/>In archaeological excavations, it was found that the wages of the workers of the Great Pyramid of Giza were paid in bread, beer, and onions. In ancient Egypt, garlic and onions were widely used in daily cooking.<br \/>Even today, fresh crushed garlic, fried onions, and other herbs are used to prepare vegetable and meat dishes.<br \/>Since meat was and still is an expensive commodity, many vegetable dishes developed in Egyptian cuisine as a substitute, and in most parts of the country, the cuisine is based on food grown on the ground.<br \/>However, in Alexandria and coastal cities, there is an extensive use of fish.<br \/><br \/><\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b17813e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b17813e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8883252 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8883252\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/range.haifa.ac.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/shutterstock_1731604465.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"shutterstock_1731604465\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6ODg1NywidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3JhbmdlLmhhaWZhLmFjLmlsXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDI2XC8wNVwvc2h1dHRlcnN0b2NrXzE3MzE2MDQ0NjUuanBnIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/range.haifa.ac.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/shutterstock_1731604465-rngxxnjm5op7xm0xlofcowncmpi0unvcwv1l7mdqs0.jpg\" title=\"shutterstock_1731604465\" alt=\"shutterstock_1731604465\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-59143bd e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"59143bd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9fcafb5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9fcafb5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Connecting the Map to the Plate<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5242c66 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5242c66\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec896b8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ec896b8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-962d221 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"962d221\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>The Nile Valley and its Delta can be identified on the map together with the children. It is also possible to identify the main cities in Egypt and think together in which of the cities the cuisine is based mainly on food grown on the ground and in which cities the cuisine is based on an extensive use of fish.<br \/>\\(\\space\\)<\/li><li>After you have identified the Nile River and the coastal cities on the map, it is time to check which dishes will arrive at each city.<br \/>\\(\\space\\)<br \/>Before you are four famous Egyptian dishes. Draw a line between the dish and the correct place on the map where it makes the most sense for it to be eaten:<br \/><ul><li>Dish 1: Koshari \u2013 a dish composed of layers of rice, lentils, macaroni, and tomato sauce, and topped with lots of crisp fried onion.<br \/>Clue for detectives: This dish is based entirely on agricultural crops from the ground (grains and legumes).<br \/>\\(\\space\\)<\/li><li>Dish 2: Samak Mashwi (grilled fish) \u2013 fresh fish pulled from the sea, seasoned with garlic, cumin, and lemon, and grilled over coals.<br \/>Clue for detectives: Look for cities that are very close to the Mediterranean Sea!<br \/>\\(\\space\\)<\/li><li>Dish 3: Ful Medames \u2013 a national dish based on fava beans (ful) that cook very slowly for many hours, and are seasoned with oil, garlic, and lemon juice.<br \/>Clue for detectives: The workers who received wages in onion and garlic would be very happy to eat this in the Nile Valley.<br \/>\\(\\space\\)<\/li><li>Dish 4: Sayadieh \u2013 a festive dish of yellow-brown rice served with pieces of fried fish and caramelized onion.<br \/>Clue for detectives: Where are there fishermen who bring fresh merchandise every day?<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-423c086 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"423c086\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93d7b7c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"93d7b7c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/range.haifa.ac.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/\u05d4\u05de\u05d8\u05d1\u05d7-\u05d4\u05de\u05e6\u05e8\u05d9.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"\u05d4\u05de\u05d8\u05d1\u05d7 \u05d4\u05de\u05e6\u05e8\u05d9\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTE0NDEsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9yYW5nZS5oYWlmYS5hYy5pbFwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNlwvMDZcL1x1MDVkNFx1MDVkZVx1MDVkOFx1MDVkMVx1MDVkNy1cdTA1ZDRcdTA1ZGVcdTA1ZTZcdTA1ZThcdTA1ZDkuanBnIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/range.haifa.ac.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/\u05d4\u05de\u05d8\u05d1\u05d7-\u05d4\u05de\u05e6\u05e8\u05d9-rph8fp1v95az0a0gk7q2d1uc5d7jofucfijahh80r4.jpg\" title=\"\u05d4\u05de\u05d8\u05d1\u05d7 \u05d4\u05de\u05e6\u05e8\u05d9\" alt=\"\u05d4\u05de\u05d8\u05d1\u05d7 \u05d4\u05de\u05e6\u05e8\u05d9\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-94844e3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"94844e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Task Solution<\/h4><p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>The East and the Nile Valley<\/strong><\/span> (a cuisine based on food grown on the ground):<\/p><ul><li>Dish 1: Koshari \u2013 fits the cities of the Nile Valley and the Delta (like Cairo). All components (rice, lentils, pasta, and onion) come from the rich agriculture made possible thanks to the Nile River<br \/>\\(\\space\\)<\/li><li>Dish 3: Ful Medames \u2013 fits the Nile Valley and all of mainland Egypt. This dish is based on legumes and vegetables (fava beans, garlic, onion) which constituted the base of the diet since the days of the pyramids.<\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Alexandria and coastal cities<\/strong><\/span> (a cuisine based on an extensive use of fish):<\/p><ul><li>Dish 2: Samak Mashwi (grilled fish) \u2013 fits directly Alexandria and the coastal cities located on the coast of the Mediterranean Sea, where fresh fish is available every day.<br \/>\\(\\space\\)<\/li><li>Dish 4: Sayadieh \u2013 fits the coastal cities (Alexandria, Port Said, etc.). A distinct combination of fresh sea fish with local rice and onion.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Discover the rich culinary tastes, scents, and traditions of Egypt. 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