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We believe grandmothers are the true keepers of a country's food culture. Teta Loula is how we're making sure Egypt's kitchen story gets told — through a cookbook, products, and experiences across Egypt.

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The Egyptian cookbook you didn't know you needed

Some cookbooks teach you how to cook. This one reminds you why we cook in the first place. 57 authentic recipes, 8 chapters, folk stories, playlists, and Teta's handwritten tips.

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"I am in love with the book. I have never been that excited for a cookbook before. Ever."

"I think your content is great. Kiddah so Egyptian and no-nonsense. Very 'authentic' — although this word is terribly overused."

"تحفة" — a masterpiece.

"Even though I am currently 56 years old and a grandmother, I am not a good cook. However, I hope this book will be a bright new beginning."

"This not only brings me a piece of home on the other side of the world, but also a piece of my love for my own Teta Loula too, who cooked for me with absolute love. This book is thoughtfully curated — the design, the recipes, the playlists, the snippets of stories, is just absolutely amazing."

"I've received the book today. Thank you so much for the gift and the packaging — both of them are very creative and beautiful. I really liked the miniature food magnets."

Genuinely beautiful — the recipes, the photos, everything. It reminded me of my own grandmother and mother.

"Thank you so much for that wonderful book. I have been reading it and it is absolutely wonderful in terms of knowledge, discourse and memory. Congrats to all of you and to Teta Loula."

"My teta passed away last April. I received this cookbook as a gift, and when I opened it, it turned to the page on waraq enab — my all-time favorite food she made. Thank you for letting me bring a small piece of my grandma back. Obal meet sana, Teta Loula."

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Our Kitchen Stories

The ramblings, ideas and findings of the granddaughter — a reclamation of the Egyptian table.

Teta wearing the embroidered Teta Loula apron in her kitchen
craft & culture

Molokheya: The Tasha, the Chaos and Our Apron

A dish once banned by a Caliph, a garlic ritual that still makes us gasp, and the apron it inspired.

Eid El Adha embroidered table runner
food & culture

Egyptian Fattah — but why is the Donkey here?

A dish rooted over 5,000 years ago in a Pharaonic ritual — and the donkey who made sure the feast happened.

Egyptian feast spread
food & culture

A Diet Culture Lie: Egyptian food wasn't the problem

We blamed Mahshy before we ever blamed French fries. A personal essay on why we were wrong.

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Experience Egypt through its grandmothers' kitchens

Every grandmother tells the story of her city.

Teta & Teta dinner in Port Said lit by string lights

Join us in Cairo for cooking classes, pop-up dinners and food experiences, or travel with Teta & Teta to discover Egyptian cities through their history, food, music and local grandmothers.

a city's truest history is preserved in the kitchens of its grandmothers — and in the stories people carry with them
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From her kitchen to yours

Teta Loula is Nadia Hanna — a Cairo grandmother who learned to cook from her own grandmother, who gathered the entire family around one small kitchen and filled it with warmth.

What began as a project to document her recipes became a mirror: reflecting a heritage and a kitchen that are inextricably knit together.

For a long time, we looked outward for inspiration. This forced us to look home — and we were amazed by what we found.

Nadia Hanna's family at the table — vintage Cairo

The family table, Cairo — over 60 years ago

Where else to find us

In stores across Cairo and beyond

Cairo
Hedeya Masreya — Zamalek
Cairopolitan — Garden City
Gizapolitan — Pyramids
Alkemia — CSA Maadi
Samak Laban — Downtown
Almeria — Downtown
Diwan — Branches all over
Shorouk Bookstores — Branches all over
Alexandria
The Alexandrian Deli
Diwan — Diplo Branch
London, UK
Koshari Street
Milan, Italy
Giza Flavors
Amsterdam
Noon Coffee & Culture