While it is mostly known for ‘falafel’ and meat dishes in the West, Egyptian cuisine is incredibly diverse and includes a variety of dishes that are also plant-based. A new Egyptian vegan restaurant recently opened in Toronto, Canada, aims to present this diversity of Egypt’s local cuisine through modern twists, serving 100% plant-based food (Nabati) to promote an environmentally sustainable diet while at the same time celebrating traditional Egyptian flavors and dishes. It has been featured as one of the ‘top 10 new takeout restaurants in Toronto’, and so far has received rave reviews on its exciting new flavors and authenticity from several food bloggers. The story starts Israa Ali, the founder and owner of the restaurant who decided to make a career switch from tech to nutrition and completely shift to a plant-based lifestyle. Growing up eating and cooking traditional Egyptian and Middle Eastern dishes, Ali decided to blend two of her passions through Eat Nabati and pay tribute to Egyptian culture and heritage. “It is mostly focused on Egyptian recipes, but there are also other influences from other Middle Eastern countries,” Ali tells Egyptian Streets, “we have an…
