Many people have asked me about the food in Egypt, so I will share our experience with that. Again, since there is no water purification, we just drank bottled water, which depending on how well you haggle you can get anywhere between $1 for a small bottle [NY prices] down to $1 for 2 big (1 litre) bottles [nailed that deal in Edfu]. Also it is recommended not to eat the lettuce (I guess since it is mostly water in content.

The first day we ate at the hotel in Cairo, outside. I jumped right into the local cuisine and ordered something like the 'Egyptian Sandwich' or something with a corny name. It was essentially a local meat sausage in a pita with fries. Washed that down with a Stella beer (note: in Egypt they mostly served Stella, Sakara, and Heineken, the Stella is their own Stella, not the version here in the states, and these were your basic pilsners).

Our next eating experience was the buffet of the cruise ship, which was horrible. Every meal they would have a beef, chicken and fish option. Along with a potato, soups, and an array of veggies. One day I got pretty sick, but nothing too serious.

Luckily they had Heinz Hot Sauce (which is money). I got to a point where I would just get some rice, different beans and veggies and some pita bread and smother it with hot sauce. Chased this with a Stella or water. I think it made Ed happy, that I joined him in his vegetarian ways for a couple of days :)
In the Aswan airport (heading back to Cairo), they did have a Sbarro's Pizza, which was not too bad (but was crazy expensive...I think like $7 for a slice. In Cairo we did all go out as a group to an outdoor restaurant (
Andrea) which was excellent, the best food we had in Egypt. Chicken grilled over charcoal, homemade pita, and your usual Mediterranean sides (hummus, etc).
There is a big gap between the rich and poor in Egypt, I saw people peddling pita/meat sandwiches in Cairo rush hour traffic (to cars). The people seem to eat a lot of bread.
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