{"id":38631,"date":"2022-11-13T23:09:39","date_gmt":"2022-11-13T22:09:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.egiptoexclusivo.com\/blog\/fatteh-from-egypt-learn-here-about-this-special-dish\/"},"modified":"2023-07-09T00:06:50","modified_gmt":"2023-07-08T22:06:50","slug":"fatteh-from-egypt-learn-here-about-this-special-dish","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.egiptoexclusivo.com\/en\/blog\/fatteh-from-egypt-learn-here-about-this-special-dish\/","title":{"rendered":"Fatteh from Egypt: learn here about this special dish"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">fatteh, Egypt<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">is one of the most popular and special dishes, for different reasons. It is also called fatta or fette, and in this post we tell you what you should know before tasting it, which is a recommended experience for your next trip to this fascinating country.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What&#8217;s in fatteh<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fatteh, unlike other vegetable-based dishes, has meat as its main ingredient. It can be either veal or chicken, and should be cooked separately in the oven, after having been abundantly seasoned with spices and different herbs such as basil.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Also very important is the bread, which is usually pita bread (Aish Baladi) with a very particular texture: soaked in water or broth, in thin layers. The same goes for the rice, which will act as a base, and the tomato sauce, which will give a special juiciness to the dish.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The list of ingredients that are usually included in fatteh in Egypt <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">fatteh in Egypt<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> are:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pita bread<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Beef or chicken<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rice<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Meat or chicken broth<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tomato sauce<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Several cloves of garlic for frying<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Vinegar<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Spices<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Salt<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Olive oil<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_34743\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-34743\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-32991 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.egiptoexclusivo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/fattah-egipto.jpg\" alt=\"Fattah recipe in Egypt\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.egiptoexclusivo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/fattah-egipto.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.egiptoexclusivo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/fattah-egipto-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.egiptoexclusivo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/fattah-egipto-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.egiptoexclusivo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/fattah-egipto-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-34743\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fattah recipe in Egypt<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How fatteh is served in <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">fatteh in Egypt<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As we were saying, fatteh is a typical dish not only of Egypt, but also of a good part of the Mediterranean Levant, and in each country it has its own particularities, which has to do with its ingredients and also with the way it is served.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the specific case of the <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">fatteh of Egypt<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The usual practice is to arrange the layers of wet pita bread on a plate or tray and, on top of them, a good base of rice. Pour the tomato sauce on top of the rice and, as a finishing touch, the pieces of roasted meat on top. It can also be served with yogurt sauce, either in the same dish or in a separate bowl.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When to eat fatteh<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">fatteh, Egypt<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is not only very popular because of its flavor, but also because it is usually cooked and eaten on special occasions. This is the case for weddings, but also for the celebration of the birth of a child or any other situation that brings many guests to the table.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Moreover, as it is a very consistent dish, capable of satiating the stomach on its own, it is also often used as an iftar meal, i.e. the night meal that breaks the daily fast during the Muslim Ramadan.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Where to eat <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">fatteh in Egypt<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Luckily for you, not only can fatteh be eaten at family gatherings or iftar, but it can also be eaten in restaurants in virtually every city in the country. This is a very common dish on the menu of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.egiptoexclusivo.com\/destinos\/el-cairo\/\">Cairo<\/a> restaurants, but also in other large cities such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.egiptoexclusivo.com\/destinos\/costa-mediterranea\/alejandria\/\">Alexandria<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.egiptoexclusivo.com\/destinos\/luxor\/\">Luxor<\/a>, among many other examples.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you have in mind to try the <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">fatteh in Egypt<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> during your trip, you can ask our guides where to do it: they are very knowledgeable about the cities they will guide you through and, therefore, they will know how to recommend a good restaurant for it.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The fatteh, Egyptis one of the most popular and special dishes, for different reasons. It is also called fatta or fette, and in this post we tell you what you should know before tasting it, which is a recommended experience for your next trip to this fascinating country.&nbsp; What&#8217;s in fatteh Fatteh, unlike other vegetable-based [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":34742,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[207],"tags":[219,220,258],"class_list":["post-38631","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog-en","tag-gastronomy","tag-kitchen","tag-recipes"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.egiptoexclusivo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38631","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.egiptoexclusivo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.egiptoexclusivo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.egiptoexclusivo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.egiptoexclusivo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=38631"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.egiptoexclusivo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38631\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":38632,"href":"https:\/\/www.egiptoexclusivo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38631\/revisions\/38632"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.egiptoexclusivo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/34742"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.egiptoexclusivo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=38631"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.egiptoexclusivo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=38631"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.egiptoexclusivo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=38631"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}