Egyptians: please summarise your idea of the perfect IFTAR in Egypt...?

Question

Please explain your family's traditional procedure, traditions, what to eat and drink and when to eat and drink it.

Also the highlights of the perfect, or average Iftar table.

Everyone is different but I would like to hear about and compare different Iftar traditions in Egypt.

Some like to present a lot of food - others less food - I am really interested to know what happens in different homes.

For example a touch I like which everyone who visits really appreciates is to offer first a drink and tamr dates with tehina dip and everyone loves this and is surprised by the dip!? This is offered before we settle down to main meal.

Now I want to know about what people on this forum like to eat and drink and about different ramadan habits.

I would also like to hear your opinions about iftar habits in Egypt.

Kol sana w entom taybeen.

Thank you

Answer 1

It's not the Iftar that I always wait for.. it's the One or One and a half hour BEFORE the Iftar that I like to go out for a daily sanka7ah in the streets and buy all sorts of unnecessary stuff like pickles.. green vegetebles.. 7'aroob.. Tamr Hendy.. and stuff like that just to kill this time

Answer 2

after a day without eating ofcourse the Iftar should be delicious ..

in the first day we eat chiken and Molokhya and drink milk with tamr

then dessests (kunafa & qataef yamii)

but the best thing I enjoy ,my family together on one tabel sharing love and care ^_^

kol sana w enti tayba

Answer 3

perfect iftar for us as a family is to be together ,bec we dont eat together in other months .

we start with tamr and milk .

we take a break to pray maghreb .

we then resume sharing the meal.

we start with soup , then the main dishes .

these can be chicken, molokhiya , and rice .

or

escalope pane' , spaghetti , and bamya .

or

fried /grilled steak, makaroni , and  stewed eggplant .

there is always a big bowl of mixed salad  and some pickles .

after 1.30 hrs we pray 3ishaa .

then we have a variety of fruits and some konafa /baklawa /basbousa etc

the ritual of Iftar takes more than 3 hrs to be complete .

kul sana wi kulina tayebeen wi fi as3ad 7aal.

dont forget al zakat , al sadakaat , and caring for the needy.

we are watching the TV all the while , surfing from one channel to the other .

Answer 4

In my family we eat If tar together.

First we break the fast by some tamr soaked in milk and then we wait for whoever is late to pray together.  After the prayer we sit and start with some soup, and a piece of meat or chicken and some macaroni or rice. Green salad is also an essential dish.

Usually if the soup is rich in vegetables most of us are already full and the rest of the meal can wait for the following day.

I don't cook anything special in ramadan.  Our meals are the same as everyday, except when we're receiving guests or share in a dish party.  

After the Iftar, we pray the night prayer (el 3ishaa) and then we sit together talking or we go out or we read/study [that was necessary in the past years when Ramadan used to come during the academic year].  This year we have more freedom.

My family doesn't eat sweets right after Iftar, we wait for a while before doing so, but drinking tea is really essential.  

Answer 5

um....

scrambeled eggs

beans

onions and olives for the side

now in arabic

bayd

fool

basal wa zaytoon ala al janab

um thats wat i eat there cept sometimes we make the eggs like an omelet and throw in bastarma which idk wat its called in english or martadila which i also dont know wat it is in english or we throw in some mushrooms and onions in there and its bomb. and if your in alexandria make sure you go to a hotel resort thing called akasya or somethin like that my uncle gave em the grant to build that ;-) o and i only go there like every other year for vacation so thats wat i eat wit my relatives and stuff

Answer 6

perfect iftar  when we all hve it together, with noone missing because other plans, it would be better if we have my mom's family too, and for food, ro2a2 and mlo7'eya will be my fave dishes, ramadan kareem everybody