09/19/2026
๐ช๐ฌโญ๐บ๐ธ FUN FLAG FACT! ๐บ๐ธโญ๐ช๐ฌ
WAITโฆ WHY DO TENNESSEE & EGYPT BOTH HAVE 3 STARS?! ๐
Tennesseansโฆ we think we may have found the reason you already love Egyptian food! ๐
Take a look at the Tennessee flag:
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Those three stars represent Tennesseeโs three Grand Divisions:
East Tennessee โข Middle Tennessee โข West Tennessee
And guess what? ๐
Egypt has also had historic flags featuring THREE STARS for generations! ๐ช๐ฌ
๐ช๐ฌ Egypt's THREE-STAR FLAG HISTORY
Egypt's historical flags included:
โญ Khedivate of Egypt โ 1867โ1881
A red flag with a white crescent containing three stars.
โญ Kingdom of Egypt โ 1923โ1958
A green flag with a white crescent containing three stars.
โญ Republic-era revolutionary symbolism โ 1952โ1958
The revolutionary emblem incorporated a crescent and three stars.
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Wikipedia +1
Meanwhile, Tennessee officially adopted its famous Tri-Star Flag in 1905. The three stars are joined inside a blue circle, symbolizing the unity of the state's three Grand Divisions. ๏ฟฝ
Tennessee State Museum +1
๐ค Coincidence?
Absolutely! ๐
There is no known historical connection between the Tennessee flag and Egypt's three-star flags.
BUTโฆ
Three stars in Tennessee โญโญโญ
Three stars in Egyptian history โญโญโญ
Egyptian food in Tennessee ๐ช๐ฌ๐ข๐
At The Egyptian Taste, we're choosing to believe the stars were trying to tell Tennesseans something all alongโฆ
"COME EAT LIKE AN EGYPTIAN!" ๐๐ช๐ฌโค๏ธ
From Alexandria to Tennessee, maybe the stars were always pointing toward good food! โญโญโญ
Tennessee has the Tri-Star.
Egypt has the Three Stars.
The Egyptian Taste has the flavor. ๐๐ฅ
๐ Come taste Egypt without leaving Tennessee!
The Egyptian Taste ๐ช๐ฌโค๏ธ Tennessee