Other posts are in the works, but…
Tonite (January 27th) Jack and I had dinner at the “Italian Club” in Cairo. After 5 full months in Cairo, we had our most amazing dinner EVER this evening. We had no idea this place was sooooo good, or we’d have been there sooner.
We started with caprese salad (this was only ok – needed oil, balsamico and pepper, which we added) and a mixed meat plate. This doesn’t sound spectacular, however, keep in mind that Egypt is a Muslim country. This meat plate had salami, prosciuto and lomo. PORK PRODUCTS. These were actual Italian meat products!!!!! To go with the primos, we ordered a bottle of dry Italian white wine! We were both nearly in tears with ecstasy.
(Truth be told – if we’d been in the States, or Italy, neither the meats nor the wine would have been considered outstanding. After 5 months in Egypt, they were phenomenal!)
We had pasta for dinner – Jack had the bolognaise sauce and I had the matriciana (with HAM)!
All hell could break loose tomorrow, and it doesn’t matter. We ate WELL.