The meal of kings becomes readily available to Egyptian public

The next time you go to a restaurant here in Egypt, check for ostrich meat on the menu: Ostrich breeding to provide restaurants and shops with meat has become common in Cairo’s outskirts, ostrich farm owner Yousef Adly tells the Associated Press (watch, runtime: 03:56) Once referred to as “the meal of the kings,” one kilo of ostrich meat ranges between EGP 200-225. As more farmers import ostriches to breed for their meat, eggs, and feathers, the supply of the once-rare meat is increasing and therefore decreasing the price of the delicacy in Egypt.