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 need
Some cookbooks teach you how to cook. This one reminds you why we cook in the first place. 55+ authentic recipes, 7 chapters, folk stories, playlists, and Teta's handwritten tips.
55+ recipes
folk stories
7 chapters
teta's tips
playlists
ISBN 9789779541822
What people are telling us
Real messages, straight from our inbox
"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. And let me say, the vegan section: much needed for Lent."
"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 analysing it for my research and it is absolutely wonderful in terms of knowledge, discourse and memory. It is deeply rich. Congrats to all of you and to Teta Loula."
"My teta passed away last April. She was the heart of my whole family. I received this cookbook as a gift from my aunt, and when I opened it, it turned to the page on waraq enab — my all-time favorite food she made. I haven't tried making it yet, but I made the macarona bechamel and it made my heart break and feel whole again at the same time. Thank you for letting me bring a small piece of my grandma back. Obal meet sana, Teta Loula."
"Teta Loula… marriage saver, officially 🤍😄"
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Our Kitchen Stories
The ramblings, ideas and findings of the granddaughter — a reclamation of the Egyptian table.
Shababeek: A Midsummer Story
A 4,000-year-old tale of justice and a caravan of preserved summer goods, and the hand-woven table runner it inspired.
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.
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.
Events you can't miss
Intimate dinners built around a different grandmother, a different city, a different table.
Two Grandmas, Two Tables
We keep asking: what would an all-Egyptian but aesthetic brunch look like? What happens when we chase Egypt's food print through its Tetas?
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.
The family table, Cairo — over 60 years ago
Where else to find us
In stores across Cairo and beyond
Cairopolitan — Garden City
Gizapolitan — Pyramids
Alkemia — CSA Maadi
Samak Laban — Downtown
Almeria — Downtown
Diwan — Branches all over
Shorouk Bookstores — Branches all over
Diwan — Diplo Branch