“That’s street food in Egypt. It’s like risotto in Italy ... Among those recipes: a watermelon and halloumi salad, a feta-brined chicken and this one for his mom’s classic koshari.

American fast food franchises ... dishes like aish baladi (Egyptian-style pita bread), hamam mahshi (rice- or wheat-stuffed pigeon) and mouloukhiya (rabbit or chicken stew with garlic and mallow ...