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186 dishes.
KhanfarooshSmall fried cakes of rice flour, saffron, cardamom and rosewater.drinkKharroubDark chilled carob infusion, sweet and faintly bitter, poured in Ramadan.dessertKheerSlow-cooked rice pudding with cardamom, nuts and reduced milk
Kleichacardamom cookies spiraled with date paste; the national cookie
Knafehsyrupy cheese pastry with crunchy topping, sold by the slab
Konafacrisp shredded pastry with cream or nuts, drowned in syrup; Ramadan star
KourabiedesButtery almond shortbread buried under thick icing sugar.bread & pastryKrachelSweet rolls scented with anise, orange-flower water and sesame, served warm at breakfast
KulfiDense frozen milk reduced with cardamom, set in metal cones, never churned
LacquemantThin waffle wafer split and filled with orange-blossom syrup
Ladutoasted rice-flour and sugar balls with cardamom for festivalsbreakfastLakhmillet porridge under sweetened curdled milk and orange-blossom cream
Layali LoubnanChilled semolina milk pudding topped with ashta, syrup, nuts and banana.
Lokmet el qadiSmall doughnut balls fried crisp and drowned in sugar syrup
Loukoumirosewater Cyprus delight from GeroskipoudessertM’hanchaCoiled snake of warqa pastry filled with almond paste and orange-flower water
MaamoulButtery semolina cookies pressed in wooden moulds around date, walnut or pistachio.
Machboosspiced rice with chicken or fish and dried limesnackMaddtart wild saba fruit eaten with salt and chili or blended into juice
MafroukeCrumbled semolina dough in syrup, buried under ashta and toasted nuts.
Magroodfried semolina and date pastries soaked in honeydessertMahalabiyarosewater milk pudding topped with pistachios
Mahi wa JelabiFried river fish eaten with syrup-soaked jalebi, a Kabul winter Friday traditionmainMajboosspiced rice with chicken, lamb or fish and dried limedessertMakroudhKairouan's date-filled semolina diamonds, fried and soaked in honey
Malabicold milk pudding under rose syrup, coconut and crushed peanutsbreakfastMamouniaWarm semolina cooked in butter and syrup, topped with cheese and cinnamon.
Mann al-samawhite nougat of wild manna whipped with egg white and pistachiosdessertMaras dondurmasiStretchy goat-milk ice cream thickened with salep, cut with a knife.soup & stewMarka hlowaSweet lamb stew with quince, prunes or dried fruit and cinnamon
Mhalbirose-scented rice-flour milk pudding dusted with cinnamonbread & pastryMkate wa kumiminaSteamed Zanzibar rice bread, spongy and faintly sweet with coconut
Mkate wa siniaFermented rice and coconut batter baked into a soft tray cake
MorabaWhole fruit preserved in thick sugar syrup, spooned onto bread or eaten with tea
Morasa polojewelled rice with barberries, candied orange peel, pistachio and almond
Morog MusallamWhole chicken stuffed with eggs and slow-braised in a spiced yoghurt gravy-
Bondi
White sticks of grated coconut cooked with sugar and rolled firm. Ready in 20 min prep and 40 min cooking.…
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Bouye
Baobab fruit pulp blended with milk, sugar and vanilla into a thick drink. Ready in 20 min prep and none…
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Bouza
Thick sorghum or hazelnut cream pudding topped with crushed nuts. Ready in 10 min prep and 40 min cooking. 6…
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Bourekia tis anaris
Fried pastry parcels of sweet anari cheese, dusted with sugar and cinnamon. Ready in 40 minutes prep and 25 minutes…
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Briouat
Triangular warqa parcels fried around minced meat, cheese or almond paste. Ready in 1 hr prep and 30 min cooking.…
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Chebakia
Sesame-coated flower-shaped pastry fried and glazed with honey; Ramadan essential. Ready in 1 hr 30 min prep and 45 min…
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Chebab
Thin saffron pancakes cooked on a hot plate, eaten with cream and date syrup. Ready in 20 minutes prep and…
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Chura gerteh
Millet porridge with peanut paste and sour milk, eaten from a bowl. Ready in 20 minutes prep and 40 minutes…
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Crêpe
Thin pancake folded around sugar, Nutella, or ham and cheese. Ready in 15 min prep and 25 min cooking. 12…
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Daktyla
Finger-shaped pastries filled with almond and cinnamon, fried and syruped. Ready in 40 min prep and 30 min cooking. 24…