What should I buy for a trip to Egypt? What are the specialties of Egypt?

With limited budget, papyrus, ancient paintings, jewelry, wood, ceramics and sculptures are all souvenirs worth buying.

As a distribution center of Asian-African trade, Cairo is a rich city with abundant commodities, which are concentrated in the khalili market. Today, the market in khalili still retains a strong medieval flavor. The ground paved with stones is old and clean, and the narrow streets are lined with hookahs, papyrus, porcelain and other daily necessities. Some stall owners also set up seats in front of the stalls for customers to sit down and choose goods. Address: the northeast corner of Muiz Street and Muske Street in Cairo.

Egyptian specialty

Hookah: "hookah" is called "nargileh" in Egypt, which is an instrument used by Egyptians to smoke. Egyptians like to sit somewhere and smoke slowly with nargileh. They put a piece of wet tobacco in a container and lit it with burning charcoal and smoke from a curved tube. The smoke will pass through a container filled with water, which can reduce the tar content in the smoke. The beautifully made Nargileh is an interesting souvenir. Glass is the most expensive, followed by brass, which is sold in khalili market.

Spices: Egypt produces all kinds of spices. More than a thousand years ago, Cairo was already the largest spice trade center in the world. Today, Egypt is still the source of many French perfumes. There are many kinds of Egyptian spices with different functions, such as musk, rose and lotus essence, which are specially used to make perfume, cumin, saffron and camphor can be used to treat diseases, and eye socket powder can be used for eye makeup. These spices are available in khalili Market and Aswan Market Street.

Papyrus papyrus: Papyrus papyrus is a special product of Egypt, usually made of banana leaves, with various patterns and images painted on it.

Carpets: Carpets can be found everywhere in Egypt, and the carpet school on Shakala Road is worth visiting. Many shops in Daharb, Sinai Peninsula sell cheap and colorful cotton carpets made by Bedouins.

Cotton products: Cotton is the highest yield crop in Egypt, so Egyptian cotton products are also famous. Special products are shirts, trousers and Egyptian robes. Home accessories decorated with ancient Islamic and Egyptian pictures are also very popular.

Mosaic wood: Mosaic jewelry boxes and chessboards are very famous commodities, and a small jewelry box costs about 5 Egyptian pounds.