Egyptian Feseekh

Name: Egyptian Feseekh
Yield: 3 servings
Cuisine: Egyptian
Ingredients: Mullet fish; Coarse salt; Lemon and oil, for serving

فسيخ/feh-SEEKH/

About this dish

Salted, fermented mullet fish, a pungent traditional dish eaten during spring festivals.

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Ingredients

🐟Mullet fish

🧂Coarse salt

🍋Lemon and oil, for serving

Method

Serves 3

Clean and salt the fish generously.

Layer in a container and cure for several weeks in a cool place.

Once fully fermented, serve raw, sliced thin.

Drizzle with oil and lemon juice before eating.

✓ What Makes it Authentic

Feseekh is a traditional Egyptian dish eaten during Sham el-Nessim, the spring festival, prepared through a careful fermentation process.

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