#weird foods
According to the ancient Egyptians, Sham El Nessim marks the official beginning of spring. In celebration of this glorious day they ate a dish of stinky fish referred to in Egypt as fesikh. To our great ancestors, fish in general, among other things, represented the prosperity and fertility that spring brought along. Out of all other ancient Egyptian practices, eating fesikh on Sham El Nessim has survived the tides of time to become a pivotal element of Egyptian spring celebrations.…
