CAIRO: Egyptians consume 300,000 tons of fava beans every year, the Chamber of Commerce announced Sunday.
Fuul, a fava bean paste, and tammiya, fava flour dumplings are a staple Egyptian breakfast, and Cairenes inevitably pass a number of carts on their commutes around the city.
Cairenes enjoy a breakfast of fuul and pickles.
Cairenes enjoy a breakfast of fuul and pickles.
Cairenes enjoy a breakfast of fuul and pickles.
A vendor cuts tomatoes to serve with fuul sandwiches.
A vendor fills a bowl with fuul.
A man delivers bread to a fuul cart in Cairo.