I love (eating in) Egypt

OK, back in Cairo for a few hours on my way to Aswan, Luxor and the rest of upper (Southern) Egypt. It is the centerpiece of the typical 'Egypt Experience' and I have left it for last. I have liked or loved all of the places I have been in Egypt and I think I am unlikely to let down next.

But back to food. That is the reason for the post. We left Israel, and had it not been for our wonderful friends on the Kibbutz we visited, it would have been an extremely hungry affair. Prices on the falafel index are quite high:
Average Isaeli falafel- 10 NIS or ~$2.76
Average Egyptian Falafel- 1.5 LE or ~$.27

Now, to be fair to the Israeli falafel industry, theirs are about 2 times larger and 1 grade higher in quality. But even so, ruling this out, we still can see a falafel to falafel ratio of 5:1.

Seriously, for $3 you can literally buy enough to make yourself quite ill, and that is not taking into account the effects of untreated water!

Speaking of water, my engineer friends may like to know that I drank (in Israel) my first ever artificially desalinated water. It was at least as exciting as it sounds. ;)
Above: Higher quality, but much more expensive Israeli Hummus. Tasty, but pricey.