Hi - yes their influence comes mainly from Syria, Lebanon, Turkey, Greece and Palestine.
A typical Egyptians staple diet consists of bread ( Aish ) soup, meat, vegetable stew, fava beans and rice.
There are two main types of cheese called gibna beida, similar to feta, and gibna rumy, a sharp, hard, pale yellow cheese.
Desserts are normally drenched in honey. Baklava, Fatir ( stuffed pancakes ) Umm Ali ( raison cake soaked in miik ) and mahallabiyya ( rice pudding )
I personally find the puds too sweet.
And to finish you have Turkish Coffee.
If you find a typical Egyptian cafe that the locals use you can eat very well for £1 or 2.
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