The millennia-old delicacy of saltwater fish, buried in salt for weeks at a time, remains a staple as Egyptians celebrated last Monday the ancient spring festival of Sham al-Nessim.
"I always drive for 30 minutes from Gharbia to buy Feseekh from Nabaruh, as Fessekh here is totally different than any other city, Nabaruh is famous in that field, me and my family like it, we all like it." Karim Abdel Gawad, Customer from Gharbia
NABARUH, Egypt The overwhelming smell may be misleading, but the Egyptian town of Nabaruh, its streets lined with shops selling salty, fermented fish called feseekh, is far from the seaside.Landlocked in the Nile Delta, "Nabaruh is the capital of feseekh", boasted 44-year-old Sherif Al Yamani, owner of one of the town's famed shops.The millennia-old delicacy of saltwater
The overwhelming smell may be misleading, but the Egyptian town of Nabaruh, its streets lined with shops selling salty, fermented fish called feseekh, is far from the seaside.
The overwhelming smell may be misleading, but the Egyptian town of Nabaruh, its streets lined with shops selling salty, fermented fish called feseekh, is far