Where There's Smoke

Seeing smoke on a street anywhere in Egypt is no cause for alarm. It is probably just a sweet-potato vendor roasting his product. These fast food servers are found downtown, in tourist areas or even along the side of major roads.

Here is one near the Khan el Khalili bazaar.


And another alongside the road to October 6 City where we pulled over today for a quick snack.


The results are uniformly delicious. Served with butter and salted to taste they make a tasty afternoon snack or lunch for two or three Egyptian pounds, about fifty cents, U.S.