Descriptive Essay On Egyptian Food

Let’s take an imaginary trip some 6,828 miles to Egypt. When I visualize Egypt, I see an image of bold bright colors, pyramids and food that looks simply delicious. The presentation of Egyptian food is always inviting. According to an article in Egypt Travel Guide, “Egyptian cuisine combines many of the best traditions of African, Middle Eastern and Mediterranean cooking, and is both delicious and healthy. Fruit, such as dates and olives, picked from the trees combine with vegetables, meats and fresh fish, aromatic herbs and spices to create colorful and flavorsome dishes” (Egypt travel guide, 2015). From reading this information, I chose to become familiar with Egypt, the food that the people of this country consume and some of their practices.
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It is located on West Wendover Avenue. Since I do not drive, I was not able to sit down and get the experience like I wanted. However, I was still able to order carryout. The restaurant inside is not big at all. As you enter the restaurant, you can’t help but see Egypt around you. The atmosphere was really colorful with lots of Egyptian pictures and decorations on the walls and tables. Also I noticed little engraved signage on the wall below the photos. As I walked in, the atmosphere was cozy and smells of all different types of seasoning was in the air. For the restaurant to be small, the menu offered you quite a variety of options. One thing for sure is that I love rice, so I was definitely looking for dishes that had that in it. The staff there are very friendly, I needed a little help with what to order so I talked to one of the (find name) waitresses. As she was going over the menu, I explained to her that it was my first time here and that I like chicken and rice. She suggested an item on the menu called Chicken Kebab. The dish that I ordered consisted of grilled chicken with yellow rice that came with salad on the