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Written for Egyptians at home and abroad — and for anyone curious about Egypt's kitchens and food traditions.
from our grandmother's kitchen to yoursWe ship to US · UK · Australia · Netherlands · Germany · France
Written for Egyptians at home and abroad — and for anyone curious about Egypt's kitchens and food traditions.
from our grandmother's kitchen to yoursWe ship to US · UK · Australia · Netherlands · Germany · France
An Egyptian cookbook passed down from grandmother to granddaughter. Teta Loula cooks the way her mother and grandmother did — with patience, care, and a deep love for real Egyptian food.
Her recipes have been passed down for over 140 years. Some cookbooks teach you how to cook. This one reminds you why we cook in the first place.
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ISBN 9789779541822
55+ recipes
folk stories
7 chapters
teta's tips
playlists
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 the family 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
In stores across Cairo and beyond
The ramblings, ideas and findings of the granddaughter — a reclamation of the Egyptian table.
From sun-disk offerings in ancient temples to Teta's kitchen today — Egypt's most enduring symbol of joy.
A dish rooted over 5,000 years ago in a Pharaonic ritual — and the donkey who made sure the feast happened.
We blamed Mahshy before we ever blamed French fries. A personal essay on why we were wrong.
Intimate dinners built around a different grandmother, a different city, a different table.
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?