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Sanaa,
our mother, was born in 1932 to an Irrigation Engineer who
was working at the time with the British on various projects
throughout Egypt. “Egypt is the Gift of the River Nile” as
Herodotus said, and in those days Irrigation Engineers who
sought to tame the Nile were very few and they were considered
elite employees.
The government used to accommodate them in large English-style villas with spacious backyards. In addition, the government provided them with a Gardener, a Nanny, a Butler and a Cooking Chef as a part of their employment package. |
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Wide exposure to many cultures helped Mom to discover and master the
secrets of various cooking styles in her home kitchen. Her mother and
grandmother taught her Egyptian methods and recipes, while she learned
international styles from her father’s British acquaintances, Greek
from the nanny, Indian from the family’s butler, and Turkish from the
chef. |
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| During her early stages of education in “Notre
Dame des Apôtres” French School, she perfected her cooking
techniques and learned the complete operation of the French
kitchen through her French tutors. |
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| “Cooking is similar to painting, in
painting we mix different colors to make a nice tableau; in
cooking we mix different ingredients to make a delicious
recipe” she always says. |
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In the late 1940’s, her father received a special
assignment and journeyed to Aswan in Upper Egypt to make the field
studies for the High Dam. Upper Egypt is the land of Pharaohs,
Nubians and Ancient Temples of Egypt. There, she learned the
mystery of how the Pharaohs preserved food with natural
ingredients. She was enthusiastic to expand her knowledge by
obtaining a high diploma in food ingredients and recipes from the
most famous Italian school in all of Egypt – the College
Franciscane in Aswan. |
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With creativity
and inspiration, Mom fulfilled her unique talents in both art and
cooking for more than six decades. Art and cooking came together in
Mom’s kitchen, where she created truly inspirational dishes that were,
at the same time, healthy and delicious!
Today, we honor this unique experience by introducing specialty foods
that are processed by the latest and safest food processing
techniques. We hope new generations will enjoy serving our
home-style recipes at their tables. |
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Thanks, Mom, for being everything a mom can be!
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