Welcome to Tableya
The blog where we delve deeper into the food of Egypt and some of the unique cultural aspects around it
The Breads of Egypt
The Breads of Egypt is the series that attempts to document and present the various types of bread found across Egypt. The aim is to provide reliable and accurate recipes that can be repeated by home bakers wherever they are in the world.
The Breads of Egypt: Barley bread - عيش الشعير
Barley is one of the oldest grains in the history of humanity. Remains of barley and wheat have been found by archaeologists in Egypt dating back to more than 7000 years. Barley was seen as such an important crop in Ancient Egypt that it was actually used in the Hieroglyphic writing system.
