Classic Ful Medames

The Suez Canal opened in 1869 and in one fell swoop reduced the journey to India by half — the arduous half, in fact, since there was no longer any need to travel via the Cape of Good Hope. While the Mongolia is in dock, and her crew prepare for the onward journey to Aden (some 1,310 nautical miles), Fogg remains in his cabin and waits to be served. My favourite Egyptian dish is ful medames, again introduced to me by Andy Harr