PETALING JAYA, Nov. 19 -- When we walked into Nebu Arab Eatery, it was with an eager curiosity (and empty stomachs) to explore Egyptian cuisine.

The eatery is a wonderland of Egyptian fare as well as familiar Arabic items like Mandi Rice and the upside down rice dish Maqluba, since the country straddles the Middle East and North Africa.

Even pizza and pies, hawashi or stuffed pita and the now ubiquitous breakfast shakshouka can be found on the menu.

The food scored big on flavours, tempting us to order way more than we usually eat, so much so we were practically rolling out of the eatery at the end of the evening.

Koshari is the national dish of Egypt, found on the streets and inside homes, where everyone cooks up their version of thi...