Al Shabrawy Inc

When Unilocal asks for recent discoveries I’m occasionally tempted to add something. About a year ago it would have been the kulfi at Kwality Ice Cream, today it would have to be the bread known as feteer meshaltet sold at M. Al Shabrawy. Look for the bread on the left side of the counter, which is where it caught my eye. Upon my first visit they were sold in unlabeled packages and I was told that it was simply «bread with butter», «eat with honey». Well that’s exactly what I did and I enjoyed it so much I’ve been picking them up on my walk home every now and then since. I also found out it’s made with vegetable shortening in lieu of butter so it really is the trans fat bomb it tastes like. Expect something similar to a burek, except it’s not actually phyllo dough. The feteer is made by stretching very thin layers of dough and folding them on top of one another so it’s more moist, dense and definitely not as flaky as phyllo. My internet sleuthing tells me these are also typically eaten with some type of Egyptian cheese which I’m curious if they also sell here. I haven’t picked up any other products here but if you want some tahini from Beirut or some arabic sodas this seems like it would be the spot.