During a tour of Egypt, you'll come face to face with the Pyramids of Giza, the mysterious Sphinx and endless sloping dunes. Between taking a camel ride and filling yet another memory card with digital vacation photos, you can fulfill your appetite at The Bakery Shop and order a traditional basterma croissant.
Made popular by Armenian immigrants about 100 years ago, basterma is an Egyptian pastrami that's cured with fenugreek, paprika, allspice, cumin and pepper, providing a unique combination of flavors true to much of the region's cuisine. At The Bakery Shop, you can get it with the buttery French pastry, which results in the perfect combination of Egyptian and European culinary traditions - and there's no more fitting city to produce this fine pastry than the multicultural Cairo.
As the capital of Egypt and the largest Arab city in Africa, Cairo is a hotspot for cultural mergence, particularly because of its central location along the Nile Delta. On an Egypt tour, you'll be taken through the city's historic quarters as well as bustling marketplaces where you can not only see basterma being made, but piles of spices as well.
