Back when my grandmother first made me molokhia in her kitchen in Lebanon, “I wanted no part of it,” said Salma Abdelnour in Food & Wine. It was “an adult-looking dish,” to put my ...

Molokhia, the national dish of Egypt, is ancient. The pre-Arabized roots of its name means “for the royals” or “for the gods.” The leaves, also called jute mallow, spread from Egypt ...

where every dish is a culinary journey fit for a Pharaoh. Delight in traditional recipes that showcase the rich tapestry of Egyptian cuisine, from savory koshari to mouthwatering molokhia.