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Have you tried Carrefour and the other big supermarkets?
If you didn't find any there, there are special stores for herbs and spices (called "attareen") that sell that stuff. It's called "Zeet bezret el-kettan" in Egyptian. If you live in Heliopolis or nearby, there's a supermarket in Roxy called Palace that has a small "attar" shop that sells it.
Dalia maybe knows the best 3attareen shops to get that.
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quote:Originally posted by Autumnshyne: Does anyone know if I can get Flax Seed Oil here in Cairo?
It’s probably best to buy whole flax seeds and then grind what you want to consume over a 3 day period (refrigerate). You’ll find them in health food stores; I know the one in digla has them but only seasonally.
Flaxseed oil is useless in Egypt because it is not refrigerated. I am too tired to expound and you can do your research but you will conclude the same.
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Use the regular flax seed, but be sure to crack it first in a pestle and mortar, or give it a quick whiz in a food processor, otherwise iit willl mainly pass through your system undigested and do no good at all!
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quote:Originally posted by Autumnshyne: Does anyone know if I can get Flax Seed Oil here in Cairo?
I never saw it in big supermarches. i searched for it till I find it in a 3taar market .
Its name in arabic is "zeyt 7aar" . it reduces cholesterol level, and rich in omega3 .
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^^ Have you read my post ya Batty? It's not called zeyt 7ar as far as I know!
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zayt 7ar is the same like linseed oil like flaxseed oil i read ur post yes Posts: 2728 | From: جمهورية مصر العربية | Registered: Sep 2006
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quote:Originally posted by Batman, non-stop, righteous machine: zayt 7ar is the same like linseed oil like flaxseed oil
I thought it was the same as well ... the one that they put on fuul. It's great on baked potatoes or freshly toasted bread. I use linseed / flax oil all the time. There's an organic one by Isis / Sekem that I bought in the natural food store in Degla; I'm sure the one in Zamalek sells it as well.
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Linseed oil is sold by ISIS in their stores and in super markets..but the best is the flax seed oil pills in pharmacies containing omega 3,6 and 9 that are good to combat cholestrol triglycerides and hypertension.
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I have bought flax seed oil from Isis (in a small bottle) here in Hurghada almost a year ago, but recently I can't find it. Maybe in Cairo? You can find flax seed capsules (1000mg) in every pharmacy. 20 capsules for LE 25.
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quote:Originally posted by Dzosser: Linseed oil is sold by ISIS in their stores and in super markets..but the best is the flax seed oil pills
Why do you think capsules are better than fresh oil?
Btw, I found the addresses of the health food stores.
Where to buy ISIS and SEKEM Products: In all branches of Carrefour, Metro, Shoprite and Soudi
Nature's Best Shops • Hykestep, 3 Belbeis Desert Road?Tel: 6564124 (209) • Zamalek, 8 Ahmed Sabry st. off. Brazil st.?Tel: 7382724 • Bio Shop, 27 at 231 st. Maady Degla?Tel: 5212103 • Health Home, 10 Ali Abn Radwan st. Ard El-Golf Heliopolis?Tel: 2901531
Where to buy Atos pharmaceuticals and SEKEM products: In all good pharmacies in Egypt
Where to buy ISIS and SEKEM Products: In all branches of Carrefour, Metro, Shoprite and Soudi
Nature`s Best Shops Hykestep, 3 Belbeis Desert Road Tel: 6564124 (209) Zamalek, 8 Ahmed Sabry st. off. Brazil st. Tel: 7382724 Bio Shop, 27 at 231 st. Maady Degla Tel: 5212103 Health Home, 10 Ali Abn Radwan st. Ard El-Golf Heliopolis Tel: 2901531
Where to buy COTTON PEOPLE ORGANIC Textiles in Egypt:
Cairo/Heliopolis Baskoty, 21 Cleoptra st Cinderella, 3 Ismail Ramzi street, Salah Eldeen square Coco Nut, Abdalaa Draz st Fun Days 3, 57 Nabil Elwaqqad st Kams 1, 124 Omas Ibn Alkhatab st. Zango, 8 Alsayed Merghany st, roxy
Cairo/Maadi Elzafrani, Grand Mall Fun Days 1, 46 Laselky st. Gift Karnval, Victoria square New Baby, Grand Mall Zero 2 Five, Carrefour Zahraa
Cairo/Downtown Bingo, Blateniom Mall, Shehab st, Mohandseen Danial, 8 Lebnan st, Mohandseen Fun Days 2, 34 Alesraa st. / Lebnan street, Mohandseen Our Kids, 1 Almasah square, Dokki Rico, 33 Gzirt Elaarb st., Mohandseen Zero 2 five 13 Alkroom st., Mohandseen
Cairo/Nasr City Baby World, Tiba Mall Elezabi Style, Geneina Mall Fun Days 4, Elbatrawy st. Love & Care 2, Abaas Elaakad st Our Kids, Mustafa Elnahas st Tata, Mustafa Elnahas st. Zanzona, behind Geneina Mall
Cairo/6th of October Shakawa X Shakawa, Hanida Center
Cairo/Rehab City Chou Chou, Mall El Rehab B.A Kide, El Rehab
Alexandria Dandy, 20 desert road Alexandria, Carrefour Just Kids, 30 Sant Gini st, Kafr Abdo Smile Kids, Alfrid Lian st, of Soria st Stars, Green Blaza Todel 1, Sporting Club Todel 2, Zahran Mall
Ismaelia Panorama, Saad Zaghloul st.
Elkolia elharbeya Bubel Bee, 97 Abdel Aziz Fahmy st. Fantazy Land, 7 Abdel Aziz Fahmy st. Littel Angel, 93 Farid Smika st.
Hurghada Kids Planet, Elkora Road
Sharm El Sheikh Asia Baby Boom, Gezira Mall, Elhadaba Kidy Kids, Tiran Center
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El Rehab has a new health food store and I just saw the flax seed oil there this morning. I think it's a chain so when I get downstairs, I'll get the name. It's specialty is different honeys. I picked up some flax seeds.
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Okay, the name of the store is Imtenan Health Shops. The brochure is all in Arabic but if you want the phone numbers, I think I can figure them out....looks like there is 6-7 in Egypt. I see one phone number for Alex.
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