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Egyptian baker marks Eid-al-Fitr with Mo Salah cookies

2020-05-23 1,600 Dailymotion

This Egyptian baker is marking Eid-al-Fitr by crafting cookies in the shape of the football shirt of the country's most famous sportsman, Mo Salah. <br /><br />The Liverpool winger, who has won the Premier League Golden Boot and the PFA Players' Player of the Year awards, is a national hero in Egypt and an inspiration to millions of youngsters.<br /><br />Cairo baker Christine Amir is celebrating Salah's achievements by filling glass jars with cookies of his Liverpool shirt and photos of the sporting icon. <br /><br />She says she came up with the idea to inspire the youth of Egypt during Eid.<br /><br />Eid cookies, known locally as "Khak", are a mildly sweet treat enjoyed by millions at the end of the month-long dawn-to-sunset fasting of Ramadan.

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