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Chinguetti Date Truffles

Chinguetti Date Truffles are no-bake North African sweets made from dates, mixed nuts, and warm spices, delicately scented with orange blossom water. Rolled in cocoa, sesame, or coconut, they’re naturally sweet, aromatic, and perfect with mint tea.

🇲🇷 Mauritania$$

Mbattan

Mbattan (Libyan stuffed potatoes) are crisp-fried potato “sandwiches” filled with spiced ground beef, then briefly simmered in a tangy tomato-harissa sauce. Expect a crunchy crust, tender potato, juicy aromatic filling, and warming North African spices with optional chili heat.

🇱🇾 Libya$$

Cherchem

Cherchem is a hearty North African wheat-berry and legume stew featuring chickpeas and fava beans simmered with warm spices, tomato, and harissa, then brightened with lemon and parsley.

🇲🇷 Mauritania$

Sahrawi Date Mahia Asida

A comforting Sahrawi semolina asida enriched with ghee and draped in date syrup, finished with soft dates and warm cardamom-cinnamon aroma. Traditionally enjoyed for breakfast or festive occasions, it’s simple, nourishing, and gently spiced.

🇪🇭 Western Sahara$

Adrar Mechoui

Adrar Mechoui is a North African-style slow-roasted lamb scented with cumin, coriander, paprika, garlic, and bay leaves, finished with lemon and olive oil. It’s served with harissa, mint, and warm flatbread for tearing and dipping.

🇲🇷 Mauritania$$$

Bamia Kisra

Bamia Kisra is a traditional North African stew with rich flavors, featuring tender beef and okra in a spiced tomato sauce, served with soft sorghum flatbreads.

🇸🇸 South Sudan$$

Tunisia Twilight

Tunisia Twilight is a warm and fragrant dish combining succulent lamb with aromatic spices, chickpeas, and couscous, offering a delicious and hearty meal inspired by North African cuisine.

🇹🇳 Tunisia$$

Zitounia

Zitounia is a savory North African chicken dish, aromatic with spices and enriched with the briny flavor of green olives. The combination of saffron, lemon, and coriander provides a unique, zesty and warming flavor profile, perfect for family dinners.

🇩🇿 Algeria$$

Zrigatta

Zrigatta is a flavorful and hearty North African-inspired stew featuring tender lamb, a medley of spices, and nutritious vegetables.

🇲🇷 Mauritania$$

Bissara Royale

Bissara Royale is a hearty and nutritious North African dish, packed with flavors from fava beans, peas, and aromatic spices.

🇪🇭 Western Sahara$

I've been...

Chinguetti Date Truffles

Mbattan

Cherchem

Sahrawi Date Mahia Asida

Adrar Mechoui

Bamia Kisra

Tunisia Twilight

Zitounia

Zrigatta

Bissara Royale

I've been...

Chinguetti Date Truffles

Mbattan

Cherchem

Sahrawi Date Mahia Asida

Adrar Mechoui

Bamia Kisra

Tunisia Twilight

Zitounia

Zrigatta

Bissara Royale