Ghoriba

A ghoriba (Arabic: غريبة, also spelled ghribia, ghraïba, or ghriyyaba) is a type of cookie prepared in the Maghreb and Egypt. It is a round, shortbread cookie made with flour, sugar, butter, and usually almonds. It is often served with Libyan tea, Arabic coffee or Maghrebi mint tea. Ghoriba sometimes pronounce as Ghurayba, has been around in the Greater Syria area, Iraq and other Arab countries since ancient times.[1] They are similar to polvorones from Andalusia and qurabiya from Iran.[2][3][4]

Ghoriba
Ghoriba biscuits
Alternative names
  • ghribia
  • ghraïba
  • ghriyyaba
Typecookie
Coursedessert
Region or state
Associated national cuisineAlgerian, Moroccan, Tunisian, Libyan, Egyptian,
Main ingredients
Similar dishes

Regional variations

Algeria

Ghribia (Algerian Arabic: غريبية)[5][6][7]

Morocco

Ghoriba (Moroccan Arabic: غْرِيبَة)

  • Mlouwza, made with almonds and sugar flavored with orange flower water
  • Ghoriba bahla
  • Ghoriba dyal zite
  • Ghoriba mramla

Tunisia

Ghraïba (Tunisian Arabic: غريبة)

Libya

Ghraïba Libyan Arabic translation : | غربية

  • Ghoriba with peanuts
  • Ghoriba with almonds
  • Ghoriba with walnuts

See also

References

  1. Salloum, Habeeb (Feb 28, 2012). The Arabian Nights Cookbook: From Lamb Kebabs to Baba Ghanouj, Delicious Homestyle Arabian Cooking. Tuttle Publishing. p. 138.
  2. Williams, Stephanie (5 August 2012). "Lost and loving it in Morocco". Herald Sun. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
  3. Kragen, Pam (19 March 2013). "Cookbook a love letter to Morocco". U-T San Diego. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
  4. Catherine Hanger (2000). Morocco: World Food. Lonely Planet. p. 98. ISBN 1-86450-024-7.
  5. Labourdette, Jean-Paul; Auzias, Dominique (2012). Alger 2012-2013 (in French). Petit Futé. p. 61. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
  6. Bellahsen, Fabien; Rouche, Daniel (2005). Délices de Tunisie (in French). Paris: EDL. ISBN 2-84690-243-7.
  7. Talhouas, Nathalie; Bonnet, Élodie; Volpatti, Céline; Bizos, Didier (2010). Douceurs du Maghreb; Beyrouth : Albouraq (in French). ISBN 978-2-84161-485-1.
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