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Spanish terracotta pots on coal
Arab, Feature story, Libyan, Overnight dishes, Sephardi, Shabbat, Yemeni

The long history of the modest hareesa

Or, why do we eat wheat berries on Beshalach Torah portion?

Stuffed artichoke in red sauce
Kitniyot (legume) free, Libyan, Moroccan, Passover, Shabbat, Tunisian, Uncategorized

North African stuffed artichoke bottoms in red sauce

Stuffed artichoke bottoms are a traditional dish from the Moroccan, Tunisian and Libyan cuisine. Jews serve them for Passover, as […]

Meat stuffed potato in tomato sauce mafroum m'batab batata
Libyan, Main course, Shabbat, Tunisian

Tunisian meat stuffed potato (mafroum, m’battan batata)

Mafroum is an irresistible dish of meat stuffed potato (like a sandwich,) fried and then cooked in tomato sauce. It […]

Libyan, Pastries & Breads, Yom Kippur

Libyan sweet rolls for Yom Kippur (bolo)

My friend Delphine Gamburg, a French-Israeli, remembers how as a young girl in Paris, her Algerian-born aunt would give her […]