Egypt Wants to Patent Koshary, Other Foods

In keeping with such stories as the food fights between Israel and Lebanon over hummus, I must call attention to this story that says Egypt intends to patent such foods as koshary, ful, fateer, etc. I'm not sure about patent law and wonder if trademarking it as "real Egyptian koshary" or some such wouldn't be the way to go, if indeed there are other countries trying to claim it.

I won't comment on the specific foods, since some of them I love and some I can't stand, and I'll offend somebody.