Greensboro's third Egyptian restaurant has now opened. Koshary joins Cleopatra's and Samir's as a place to go to enjoy Egyptian cuisine. Koshary is located on South Elm Street in the building that formerly housed Opa!, a Greek restaurant.* Koshary, also kushari, is a rice based dish with macaroni, short pieces of spagetti, lentils, chick peas, tomato sauce, spices, and anything else that your family elects to add to the dish. Koshary, historically was a "working man's" dish as it was a way to use up leftovers and was convenient to take to work for lunch. It is Egyptian comfort food.
The restaurant does not serve pork or alcohol. But is does serve lots of great Middle Eastern dishes above and beyond koshary. The established is owned by the same family that has Oakcrest Family Restaurant, beside Fleet Plumber on Battleground.** The restaurant seems to be off to a good start, enticing people to stop by and try it out. Seeing the Arabic word "koshary" makes us wonder if it is related to the Jewish word, "kosher." Any readers out there have the answer to that one?
*see a 2010 GDP photo of Opa!, here.
** reference.
As a matter of fact, "koo-shat" means to eat in Russian. Hmmmmmm......
Posted by: Janis & David | Saturday, June 14, 2014 at 06:03 AM
It sounds like a dish I'd enjoy.
Posted by: William Kendall | Saturday, June 14, 2014 at 11:15 AM