“Anything sold at The Original Hawowshi has to be a flavor bomb; something you’ve never had before,” says 23-year-old Amir Edward. Driven by a passion for food, the young chef has managed to bring a unique slice of Egypt all the way to his hometown in Los Angeles through a new hawowshi venture that began in his garage. Hawowshi is an Egyptian street food that can be described as an oriental Egyptian burger. It consists of spiced minced meat in Egyptian baladi bread, which is then fried or grilled before serving. A Lifelong Appreciation of Food “I grew up around food and a lot of cooking, so food was a sacred thing in my life,” Edward recalls with a smile. While many Egyptians can make similar claims, Edward’s case is particularly unique and a love of food seemingly does run in the family; during their time in Egypt, his grandmother ran a food business from her home, while his father currently owns a restaurant in Cairo called The Edward’s. His grandmother has mastered the art of Egyptian cuisine, cooking everything from molokheyya and deek rumy (turkey) to kobeba and wara’…
The Original Hawowshi: Bringing Egyptian Cuisine to the Los Angeles Palate
August 25, 2021
