The Egyptian man in general, and ibn al-balad [son of the country] in particular, loves his family and home. It is true we go out to work and then we like to spend time with our friends joking and playing backgammon in the coffee shop.We aremen. But we go home at the end of the day. For us, the family meal is sacred—sitting around the tawla [low table] or, for the younger generations, a high table, eating our food with our hands or a spoon.We don’t use a fork and knife and stuff like that. Then aman feels like aman with family and loved ones.We are together and close, and we share the same casserole. (114)

中文翻译：

---

培养男性气质：当代埃及的男人、食物和家庭

埃及人，尤其是伊本·巴拉德 [国家之子]，爱他的家人和家。的确，我们出去工作，然后我们喜欢和我们的朋友在咖啡店里开玩笑和玩西洋双陆棋。我们是男人。但我们在一天结束时回家。对我们来说，家庭聚餐是神圣的——围坐在 tawla [矮桌] 或者，对于年轻一代来说，是一张高桌，用手或勺子吃我们的食物。我们不使用叉子和刀子之类的东西那。然后阿曼感觉就像一个有家人和亲人的男人。我们在一起而且很亲密，我们共享同一个砂锅。(114)