page_title: Fesikh
hierarchical_section_title: Fesikh
caption_attribution_description: العربية: سمكة فسيخ من دسوق، مصر.
context_page_description: Fesikh or fseekh is a traditional celebratory ancient dish. Consisting of fermented, salted and dried gray mullet of the genus Mugil, this saltwater fish lives in both the Mediterranean and the Red Seas. Fesikh is eaten during the Sham el-Nessim festival, which is a spring celebration from ancient times in Egypt.
context_section_description: Fesikh or fseekh (Egyptian Arabic: فسيخ‎ fisīḵ  [fɪˈsiːx]) is a traditional celebratory ancient dish. Consisting of fermented, salted and dried gray mullet of the genus Mugil, this saltwater fish lives in both the Mediterranean and the Red Seas. Fesikh is eaten during the Sham el-Nessim festival, which is a spring celebration from ancient times in Egypt.
caption: Fesikh from Desouk.
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