On his journey to retrace his Egyptian roots, the first thing chef Michael Mina thinks about is the koshari. “It’s as classic as it gets,” he said. “That’s street food in Egypt. It’s like risotto in ...
CAIRO — My obsession with koshari, a bowl of rice, lentils, pasta, and crisp, fried onions, widely considered to be Egypt’s national dish, became all-consuming when I discovered that it originated in ...