North African cuisine

Maghreb cuisine is the cooking of the Maghreb region, the northwesternmost part of Africa along the Mediterranean Sea, consisting of the countries of Algeria, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, and Tunisia.

Well-known dishes from the region include couscous, pastilla, and tajine stew.

Examples

Algerian cuisine

culinary traditions of Algeria

Arabic cuisine

cuisine of the Arabs

Berber cuisine

traditional North African cuisine

Egyptian cuisine

Culinary traditions of Egypt

Libyan cuisine

culinary traditions of Libya

Moroccan cuisine

culinary traditions of Morocco

Sudanese cuisine

culinary traditions of Sudan

Tunisian cuisine

culinary traditions of Tunisia

Western Saharan cuisine

Culinary traditions of the Western Sahara

Characteristic parts

Basbousa

Semolina or farina cake soaked in simple syrup

Beghrir

Pancake consumed in the Maghreb region

Boza

fermented drink

Chakhchoukha

Algerian dish of flatbread in rich vegetable and meat stew

Couscous

North African dish of steamed semolina granules

Freekeh

Cereal food made from green durum wheat

Ful medames

Egyptian and Sudanese dish with fava beans

Jalebi

Khobz Mbesses

Cake popular in the Maghreb region

Koshary

Egyptian dish with rice, macaroni, and lentils

Méchoui

Spit-roasted whole lamb or sheep

traditional flatbread from North Africa

Muhallebi

milk-based dessert from the Turkish cuisine

Pastilla

A traditional Arab North African dish in the form of a sweet, savory meat pie or spicy seafood pie with werqa

Ras al hanout

food spice

Rghaif

traditional flatbread from North Africa

Tagine

traditional Berber stew named after the earthenware pot it was cooked in Maghreb

Has characteristic parts: Basbousa^ar Beghrir Boza Chakhchoukha^ar Couscous Freekeh Ful medames^ar Jalebi Khobz Mbesses^ar Koshary^ar Meifrisa Moghrabieh Msemen Muhallebi^tr Méchoui Pastilla Ras al hanout^ar Rghaif Tagine

Categories: Cuisine Mahgrebi cuisine Mediterranean cuisine West African cuisine

Subcategories: Algerian cuisine Arabic cuisine Berber cuisine Egyptian cuisine Libyan cuisine Moroccan cuisine Sudanese cuisine Tunisian cuisine Western Saharan cuisine

Also known as:

Wikidata ID: Q1381737

Wikipedia title: Maghrebi cuisine

References:

Wikipedia article: Maghrebi cuisine

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