Hawawshi Al-Rabi'

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"Although quiet during the day, this residential part of Imbaba becomes animated in the evening, thanks to Hawawshi El Rabie, which originated as a family-run butchery but now serves a lineup of Egyptian street food. Grills sprawl out from the corner shop, providing plenty of opportunity for customers to watch the staff in action. Crowd favorites include mbakbaka with sugok (small pasta slathered with spicy tomato sauce and seared on a grill to form crispy edges, before being optionally topped with beef sausage) and hawawshi (seasoned beef mince stuffed in baladi bread that’s brushed with ghee before it’s grilled to crispy perfection). If you go for the wara’et lahma (beef thigh meat with onion, garlic, potatoes, and carrots slow-cooked within a wrapper of parchment paper), be sure to order a side of vermicelli rice to soak up the juices at the bottom." - Laila Hassaballa