Both Egypt and Turkey are known as having a long history with ancient cultural practise and architectural achievements such as pyramid which works of ancient Egyptian. However, there are similarities and differences in many sites such as climate, geographical and food.
First of all, both Egypt and Turkey have a hot temperate and dry summer. While Egypt has moderate winters, Turkey has wet winters and the harsher in interior. For example, Ankara, which is capital of Turkey, has an average high temperature of 28C and January average low of -6C.
Moreover, Egypt and Turkey have many differences in geographical. Egypt located in north-east of Africa, bordering the Mediterranean Sea. And it lies between Libya and the red sea north of Sudan.
The bustling, frantic streets of Turkey and Egypt’s towns and cities are home to hundreds of street hawkers who excel in delivering mouth-watering dishes of their national cuisines for a fraction of restaurant prices. If you’re holidaying in Turkey or Egypt this summer it’s well worth exploring your gastronomic options outside of that tried and tested hotel buffet. Eating out on the streets means you can immerse yourself in daily life; interact with friendly locals and try some delicacies you’d never try back home.
With the crackle of shish kebab skewers on a hot plate, clouds of aromatic smoke in the atmosphere and the intrigue around how delicious some else’s food looks, makes the chicken and chips back at the hotel seem very tame indeed.
Turkey and Egypt are neighbours by world standards occupying the western corner of the Mediterranean, yet with Turkey sharing borders with the Middle East and Europe, and Egypt located in the north east of Africa, the national cuisines have distinct differences.
Beginning the day with a spot of breakfast is a rarity in both countries. In Egypt, many locals would pop along to their local Fuul vendor at around 10am to grab what is essentially a fava bean paste, spiced up