On a casual Thursday night, groups of friends swarm every food truck in Maadi. Chatter and laughter fill the air as twenty-something customers make conversation with food truck owners who also appear to be about the same age. This is where an entirely new youth culture is being shaped. Traditionally, Egypt’s street food has been associated with the staples of the domestic cuisine – foul and taamiya, koshari, liver dishes, and so on. But in recent years, there has been a change that’s slowly taking on the culinary norms as cuisines are becoming more diverse; instead of having food trucks that cater only to the traditional Egyptian dishes, an assortment of different foods are now available, and they attract a wider palette. This reporter is a fan of this new trend of street food because it’s ideal for a good bite on the go. And with more food stalls and trucks sprawling all across the city breeding is a new level of competitiveness. My favorite food truck would have to be Dirty Byrd in Tivoli, Heliopolis, the only place that serves fried chicken from start to finish. It is the…
