Kahk el-Eid 📍Egypt🇪🇬 Discover Egypt: https://www.tasteatlas.com/egypt Kahk is a traditional cookie from Egypt usually eaten during Eid-el-Fitr, after the end of Ramadan. These small round biscuits can be made plain, but are usually stuffed with a variety of fillings, such as agameya (a traditional filling made of honey, nuts, and ghee), dates, or pistachios. One of the distinctive features of Kahk is the design on top of the cookies, followed by a dusting of powdered sugar. The seasoning in Kahk differs from family to family, but some of the common ingredients are ground mahlab, cardamom, cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, and fennel. The origins of Kahk can be traced back to ancient Egypt, where carvings of people making the cookies have been found in the ruins of ancient temples in Memphis and Thebes. A recipe for Kahk was also found in the Great Pyramid of Khufu in Giza. During the Toulunid dynasty, bakers made Kahk into packets called kul wishkur (“eat and say thank you”), which became a signature recipe associated with Eid-el-Fitr. Photo: https://www.instagram.com/p/Cc8amyPIdCo/