Alexandrian liver and grilled fish: meet 10 of the most delicious dishes in Alexandria

Alexandria is considered one of the most beautiful cities in the Mediterranean, and on a personal level, I have visited it many times, and I have experienced many activities, as Alexandria is characterized by a completely different atmosphere from the rest of the country, it is always cloudy, rainy and warm at the same time, and its location along the Mediterranean Sea, makes the Alexandria Corniche one of the most beautiful places there, where you can see gulls and visitors while eating the most delicious food in Alexandria found in various restaurants, whether on the sea or within the city itself.

What many do not know about Alexandria is that it is characterized by the quality of food, in terms of taste and quality of food materials, or in terms of the atmosphere and the state of peace that people are famous for there, as the Egyptians themselves consider it a different place from Egypt, and even the people of Alexandria are also welcoming and have a permanent habit of visitors, so we show you the most delicious dishes in Alexandria that you cannot miss there.

Goodwill

Egyptians in general and Alexandrians in particular have a love for breakfast, but they do not tend to have light breakfasts such as baked goods or drinking coffee along with light foods. Egyptians eat useful and heavy morning dishes that contain protein, carbohydrates and salts, and prefer tea more than coffee after breakfast, and here are the most delicious dishes in Alexandria for breakfast.

Falafel & Foul

Foul and Taamia are the most famous breakfast risotto in Egypt in its entirety, not only Alexandria, but Taamia is called in Alexandria "Falafel", which is a dry beans that are left in water for several hours and then mashed with some vegetables such as parsley, coriander, salt, chili and cumin, to turn into dough. The chef takes a small piece the size of the inner palm of the hand and puts a simple pinch of sesame seeds on the outside, then this dough is thrown into boiling oil in the form of small tablets. Usually, in every alley and street in Alexandria there is someone who sells foul and falafel, and it can never be dispensed with as a morning breakfast in Alexandria.

Koshari

Another meal of the most delicious dishes in Alexandria, which talked about the famous Egyptian player in Liverpool FC Mohamed Salah, when asked in one of the interviews about his favorite food said "Koshary". Koshari is an authentic Egyptian food, all Egyptians eat it, and it has even been exported abroad, as there are now restaurants dedicated to Germany, America and almost all European countries dedicated to koshary, and although its price does not exceed one dollar in Egypt, but it is sold at a high price outside Egypt because it is a delicious food.

Koshari is a strange mixture of many ingredients such as pasta, rice, noodles, onions, chickpeas, lentils and tomato sauce, where these ingredients are boiled but each ingredient separately, and rice is added at the base of the dish, then pasta and then noodles, then a little chickpeas are placed on the surface of these ingredients with roasted onions, boiled lentils and finally hot sauce.

Lunch

Egyptians in general are known to love foods that contain a lot of meat, and for their lunch, it is the most important ever, because it comes after work time, and for Alexandria, it is characterized by what the rest of the Egyptian country does not have, which is fresh sea fish, so mostly the most important lunch dishes there are grilled fish, and here are the most delicious dishes in Alexandria:

Grilled Fish

There are a lot of famous fish restaurants in Alexandria that are almost 100 years old. Alexandria is characterized by the quality of fish cooking, where there is a method called "Sinjari fish" where the fish is opened from the abdomen, cleaned well and then the Sinjari mixture is placed in it, consisting of several vegetables, mustard and fish spices, after which the fish is placed on charcoal to be grilled within about 15-20 minutes and then served hot.

The presence of Alexandria on the Mediterranean coast always makes there an abundance of fresh fish species. Like shrimp in their sizes, there is also red shrimp, which is called strawberry shrimp, as for fish, there are many types, but the most famous of them are mullet, tilapia, mousse, squid or squid, calamari and squid eggs, all of which are delicious dishes in Alexandria, and among the most famous fish restaurants there is the restaurant "On the sea" and the fish market itself, where you can go to the market and buy fresh fish and then give it to the restaurant to grill it directly, also the Greek Santorini restaurant is one of the most famous classic restaurants in Alexandria.

Alexandrian liver

One of the most famous dishes of Alexandria is even named after it, which is the Alexandrian liver, where the buffalo or cow liver is cut into long and thin pieces, and it is not washed with water, but with vinegar and then placed in a mixture of garlic, pepper and cumin for an hour or more, after which it is fried in very hot oil directly, without stirring until all the pores of the liver are clogged to turn gray, after which a secret mixture is placed, and a pot of green pepper Hami, then served in a freshly baked bread sandwich with lemon and green pepper protector.

The most famous Alexandrian liver restaurant in Alexandria is the farmer's liver restaurant, which is one of the oldest and most important restaurants in Alexandria in the Raml Station area, the strange thing is that this restaurant is simple, not developed, but it does not have seats for customers. Diners take their orders and sit in the cafes surrounding the restaurant to eat, although it is constantly crowded all periods of the year and there is no one who has visited Alexandria who has not eaten from there almost.

Barbecue

Everyone who visits Alexandria falls in love with this city easily, and the reason is the food, the smell of the sea and the beautiful atmosphere throughout the year even in winter periods. As for the most famous lunches in Alexandria, they are often grilled of all kinds. Grilled chicken, grilled meat, kofta and grilled pigeons, and there is more than one way to grill, there is a way on charcoal directly. The charcoal is ignited to be protective, and at the same time the meat is placed in the Alexandrian grill mix, which is the best in Egypt. Chicken, roast pigeons or fish can also be placed on charcoal and stirred constantly so as not to burn. Another way to grill is by placing the meat in casseroles and placing it in the oven directly to take its time both and served hot.

Dinner

Alexandria is a tourist city in the first place, so the people there stay up a lot, and this makes dinner closer to an irreplaceable entertainment basic meal. Visitors to Alexandria love to stay up late on the Mediterranean Corniche, which is truly amazing, and while walking there is a choice of dining for dinner.

Alexandrian Pizza

It is not like Italian pizza in its simplicity, but many additional ingredients are placed, and spices that they do not use in Europe in general, and the most popular types of pizza in Alexandria are seafood pizza, shrimp pizza or chicken pizza, and several spices such as thyme are added after the pizza comes out of the oven on the liquid cheese, which makes the smell and taste very wonderful.

Sweetener

The culture of desalination is a general culture in Egypt, which consists of eating a sweet dish immediately after lunch or dinner, next to drinking tea, coffee or carbonated water, and among the most delicious dishes in Alexandria are the following dishes:

Basbousa Ahmed Hassanein

It is almost the most famous basbousa in Egypt, where it was named after the owner of the shop, and usually when the shop is reached, it is very difficult to get half a kilo or a quarter of a kilo of basbousa quickly, at least half an hour is waited, and this happens throughout the day and not only at peak time, and what is distinctive about this basbousa is its taste and the quality of the materials made from it, as it is made with natural materials, which gives it a wonderful smell and flavor.

Swiss Dairy

Swiss dairy is also one of the most famous pastry shops in Egypt, and its most famous branch is in Alexandria, because they offer everything fresh permanently, and the distinctive thing is that they offer sweets at a cheap price in relation to the quality they offer in each piece of sweets, and the most important sweet dishes that they serve there; rice with milk, um Ali or a mixed cheese dish, a cream with cream dish, and finally a custard dish with Nutella.

Conclusion

If you visit Alexandria, you must fall in love with this nice city, and one of the most important reasons for the connection with this city is the quality of the food provided there, as it is a city that contains a group of delicious dishes in the world, due to the availability of fish, meat and fresh vegetables permanently, which makes the most delicious food in Alexandria a memory that can never be forgotten.