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: Qoras - قُرَص
There are many social habits and traditions across Egypt that involve food of some kind, and baked goods have a special place in traditions. One of the oldest traditions involving baked goods is eating qoras when visiting cemeteries to pay their respects to the dead. Historians attribute this tradition all the way back to ancient Egypt and it still lives on to this day.
