#egypt breakfast
On every street corner in Egypt, you will find a cart selling fava bean and falafel sandwiches for all Egyptians. These sandwiches have always been daily source of nutrition for many Egyptians and have come to symbolize not only Egypt's breakfast culture, but also the national identity. Many Egyptians associate their sense of being Egyptian with their daily fava bean sandwich. One Egyptian once joked that the annual expenditure on food subsidies likely exceeds the annual profits from the Suez…