AUSTRALIANS CAN’T HANDLE AN EGYPTIAN DIET
A shipment of halawa – a very sweet and heavy combination of sesame paste and sugar -caused a crisis between the Egyptian and Australian health ministries. Officials in Australia sent an angry complaint to the Egyptian health minister, claiming that many Australians suffered from stomach pains after eating the delicacy. However, the Egyptian producer of the halawa said that there was nothing wrong with the product. He shrugged his shoulders and said that Australians just weren’t used to such a heavy food in the morning. (From Al Wafd Newspaper)