Kan Zaman Restaurant & Cafe - homemade food
Kan Zaman means literally: once upon a time…. atmosphere and 
food are exactly this: a walk through traditional Egyptian cuisine. Egyptians are fond of Egyptian homemade food. Kan Zaman is among the few places in Cairo , where one can find typical traditional Egyptian cuisine , that tastes as if Mum had prepared it. Kan Zaman combines both , good homemade food and a pleasant atmosphere. It is clean and nicely decorated in the classical last century style.
The waiters are very friendly, the service is good, food preparation does not take time and arrives about 15 minutes after you order, which is highly appreciated. The worst experience in a restaurant is keeping waiting on an empty stomach!
The appetizers include the famous tahina (a sesame paste) and baba ghanouj (paste of aubergine) of course served with hot Egyptian pitta bread and along with different kinds of salads. The main menu has all those different types of Egyptian dishes you can imagine , including Melukhia (a vegetable similar to spinach) with rabbits, Hawawshy (pitta bread filled with minced meat) or pigeons filled with burghul (granulated wheat), and the famous stuffed vine leaves.
Melukhia is a historical story. It was intended to be cooked for the kings only. Hence, the name Melukhia means "for the Royals". During the reign of the Fatimid Caliph Al Hakim Bi-Amr-Allah prohibited Melukhia and Egyptians faced tough penalties. Reports prove that Egyptians were flogged and beaten in public for trading or consuming Melukhia.
The famous Egyptian dessert , Om Ali , served at Kan Zaman, is basically pitta bread soaked in milk and butter. Ingredients of this delicious dessert vary. Kan Zaman adds puff pastry sheets, walnuts, pecans, hazelnuts, raisins coconut , sugar, milk, and cream. It is served hot as a dessert, and sometimes it is served as a meal on its own. Brownies, cheesecake or ice cream are the alternatives.
Kan Zaman serves also breakfast. Whether an omelets , plain or with cheese , the traditional pitta bread , different traditional cheese types and dips like the white feta cheese with tomato. If you are more into sweets in the morning, try the Om Ali dessert along with your coffee or tea which gives you the energy for a long day full of interesting sight seeing.
published August 31, 2007
Source: Sara Fahmi
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