摘要
Whenever my Egyptian friends in Beijing and I get together,we won’t stop ranting about being stuck with no prospects of visiting home in the foreseeable future,thanks to COVID-19-related travel restrictions and quarantine measures.Of course,it goes without saying that we miss our family and friends.What we all seem to agree on missing the most,however,is the appetizing smell of golden ta’meyya balls frying away on a quiet Friday morning on the backstreets of Cairo.Strange,eh?