THE EGYPTIAN DRINK

The Tea (shai) and coffee (ahwa) are offered in every occasion and are an integral part of culture, and hospitality. Both drinks are served strong and with much sugar. The tea is poured into glasses on whose fund volteggiano the leaves, while the Egyptian coffee is served in a tiny cup half full of sediment. It is often flavoured with cardamom, but it is very strong. An alternative to coffee Egypt is represented by juices made from fresh fruit Egyptian. A plate of fruit is usually served at the end of the meal, but usually in every street there are stalls offering juices and fruit juices preprati season at the moment: guava (guafa), mango (manga) orange (burtuqal), cane sugar (assab) and lemon (limun). During the colder months using drinking sahlab, a drink made from milk addensato with a flour obtained from the bulb of a variety of orchid and flavoured with grain walnut and cinnamomo. During the summer months is the typical karkade, obtained from an infusion of hibiscus flowers