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I really like kushari. The restaurants often have rice pudding available for those needing a second course. Once, near the main market area of Cairo, I went to a small kushari restaurant whose proprietor claimed his grandfather invented the dish. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 195.92.67.66 (talk • contribs).

As the creator of the page, I should point out I am not an expert, so please correct my mistakes and improve the article. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 195.92.67.66 (talk • contribs).

I think the other article should be delete. 82.129.206.154 19:02, 4 November 2006 (UTC)

After eating quite a bit of kushari this summer in Cairo, I added a bit here. I'm not quite comfortable with the word "traditional" because I doubt that kushari goes back more than a couple of hundred years, but I chould be wrong about that. It didn't seem that people were eating it in places that claimed to be traditional, but that might just be because it was seen as a low-class food. Speaking of which, was I too heavy handed referring to it as fast food? There did seem to be quite a lot of kushari taken away. Also, please sign your comments. --Zachbe 18:07, 16 November 2006 (UTC)

I assume the reference to "fasts" really implies breaking fast, rather than fast itself. Perhaps, then, a better link would be Iftar - the Arabic name for the breakfast eaten at sunset during the holy month of Ramadan. In any case, I wouldn't say that Kosheri being eaten at Iftar is more significant than it being eaten for dinner - it's really no more common than any other food eaten at this time. It just depends where you are and how much money you have. Madeinsane 18:38, 18 December 2006 (UTC)