Type | Bread |
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Place of origin | Maghreb |
Main ingredients | Flour, durum wheat semolina, dry yeast, melted butter, salt, sugar and water |
Variations | Mhadjeb |
Msemmen ( Arabic: مسمن msamman, musamman) or rghaif (رغايف), is a traditional flatbread originally from the Maghreb, commonly found in Algeria, [1] Morocco, [2] and Tunisia. [3] It is folded into square pancakes with multiple internal layers and cooked on a griddle, [4] [5] usually served with honey or a cup of aromatic morning mint tea or coffee. M'semmen can also be stuffed with meat ( khlea) or onion and tomatoes. The small msemmen pancakes are of Berber origin.
There is a variety that is made from pulling the dough into strands and forming a disk that is also called Mlewi in Tunisia and Morocco.
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Type | Bread |
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Place of origin | Maghreb |
Main ingredients | Flour, durum wheat semolina, dry yeast, melted butter, salt, sugar and water |
Variations | Mhadjeb |
Msemmen ( Arabic: مسمن msamman, musamman) or rghaif (رغايف), is a traditional flatbread originally from the Maghreb, commonly found in Algeria, [1] Morocco, [2] and Tunisia. [3] It is folded into square pancakes with multiple internal layers and cooked on a griddle, [4] [5] usually served with honey or a cup of aromatic morning mint tea or coffee. M'semmen can also be stuffed with meat ( khlea) or onion and tomatoes. The small msemmen pancakes are of Berber origin.
There is a variety that is made from pulling the dough into strands and forming a disk that is also called Mlewi in Tunisia and Morocco.
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cite book}}
: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (
link)