Gluten-Free Egyptian Koshary Decoded: A Safe Dining Guide

Experience Egypt's iconic comfort food without compromising your health. Koshary, a layered street food masterpiece of lentils, rice, chickpeas, pasta, crispy onions, and zesty tomato sauce, traditionally contains gluten due to wheat-based pasta and flour-dusted fried onions. For gluten-intolerant diners, navigating this dish requires careful consideration - but with technology, it's now stress-free.

Potential Gluten Risks in Traditional Koshary:

• Wheat pasta (majority of recipes)
• Flour-coated fried onions
• Potential cross-contamination in kitchen prep
• Some spice blends/pre-made sauces containing hidden gluten

How the MM Food App Solves This:
1️⃣ Menu Translation & Clarity
Scans Arabic menus to instantly translate ingredients into your native language, eliminating confusion about components like "macaroni" or "dukkah" spices.

2️⃣ Gluten Detection AI
Set ‘gluten-free’ in your dietary profile. Our AI cross-references every menu item against 50+ ingredient databases, alerting you instantly if Koshary:

• Contains gluten ingredients
• Has possible cross-contact risks
• Offers safe modifications (e.g., GF pasta substitution)

3️⃣ Safe Ordering Protocol
For flagged Koshary dishes, the app generates chef-ready translation cards explaining:

"I require gluten-free preparation: no wheat pasta, use rice noodles or extra lentils instead. Please fry onions without flour, and use clean utensils to avoid cross-contact."

Pro Tips for Authentic GF Koshary:
📍 Certified GF Restaurants (app-recommended):

• Zooba (Cairo branches)
• Koshary Abou Tarek (GF option upon request)
  📍 Sauce Safety: Tomato and garlic sauces are typically GF, but app verifies vinegar sources
  📍 Carry GF soy sauce: Some vendors use wheat-containing soy in spice mixes

With real-time ingredient decryption and safety verification, the MM Food App turns culinary anxiety into confident exploration. Egypt's soul food – now accessible to all.