The self-sufficiency rate of lentils is much lower and was only 8.8 per
cent of the country’s requirements in 1998 (CAPMAS 2001b: 70). This is
why lentils, another Egyptian staple food, and also once very important for
the poorer population, are today relatively expensive. Chickpeas, fenugreek
(helba) and lupins are today among the traditional foods which are less fre-
quently consumed in Egypt. Chickpeas are usually eaten roasted like nuts,
while fenugreek is mostly consumed in germinated form. Helba seeds are
prepared like tea in case of stomach pain or for lactating mothers, but are
also one of the ingredients of the traditional pastry-like bread called bettau,
which the rural women of Middle Egypt bake to this day. The production
of lentils, chickpeas and lupins is shrinking and stood at about 23,100 tons
in total in 1999 (ibid.: 45f ).
cent of the country’s requirements in 1998 (CAPMAS 2001b: 70). This is
why lentils, another Egyptian staple food, and also once very important for
the poorer population, are today relatively expensive. Chickpeas, fenugreek
(helba) and lupins are today among the traditional foods which are less fre-
quently consumed in Egypt. Chickpeas are usually eaten roasted like nuts,
while fenugreek is mostly consumed in germinated form. Helba seeds are
prepared like tea in case of stomach pain or for lactating mothers, but are
also one of the ingredients of the traditional pastry-like bread called bettau,
which the rural women of Middle Egypt bake to this day. The production
of lentils, chickpeas and lupins is shrinking and stood at about 23,100 tons
in total in 1999 (ibid.: 45f ).
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