Fayesh Sa’eedy

Fayesh Sa’eedy has been produced in Upper Egypt for at least 200 years. It has a solid and rough texture, its colour is brown to yellow, it tastes sweet and it smells baked. The Sa’eedy fayesh is made of flour and yeast. The knowledge aspect manifest in the production of the yeast. Moreover, the yeast characteristics differ from one place to another and highly impacts the taste of fayesh.

Fayesh Sa’eedy is important in weddings, festivals and in memorial services. It is sold in local markets, urban bazaars and markets, shops and minimarkets, Fayesh is produced on a small scale, mainly home-based and in bakery shops.