Libyan cuisine

Libyan cuisine derives much from the traditions of Mediterranean, North African, and Berber cuisines. One of the most popular Libyan dishes is Bazin, an unleavened bread prepared with barley, water and salt.^[1] Bazin is prepared by boiling barley flour in water and then beating it to create a dough using a magraf, which is a unique stick designed for this purpose.^[2] Pork consumption is forbidden, in accordance with Sharia, the religious laws of Islam.^[3] Tripoli is Libya's capital, and the cuisine is particularly influenced by Italian cuisine.^[3] Pasta is common, and many seafood dishes are available.^[3] Southern Libyan cuisine is more traditionally Arab and Berber. Common fruits and vegetables include figs, dates, oranges, apricots and olives.^[3]

Common foods and dishes

Bazin (center) served with a stew and whole hard-boiled eggs

Bazin is a common Libyan food made with Barley flour and a little plain flour, which is boiled in salted water to make a hard dough, and then formed into a rounded, smooth dome placed in the middle of the dish. The sauce around the dough is made by frying chopped onions with lamb meat, turmeric, salt, cayenne pepper, black pepper, fenugreek, sweet paprika, and tomato paste. Potatoes can also be added. Finally, eggs are boiled and arranged around the dome. The dish is then served with lemon and fresh or pickled chili peppers, known as amsyar. Batata mubattana (filled potato) is another popular dish that consists of fried potato pieces filled with spiced minced meat and covered with egg and breadcrumbs.

Additional common foods and dishes include:

Asida is a dish made up of a cooked wheat flour lump of dough, sometimes with added butter, honey or rub.
Breads,^[3] including flatbreads
Bureek, turnovers
Couscous, a North African dish of semolina
Filfel chuma or maseer, hot sauce made from powdered sweet and hot peppers and crushed garlic.
Ghreyba, butter cookies^[4]
Harissa is hot chili sauce commonly eaten in North Africa. Main ingredients include chili peppers, such as bird's eye chili and serrano peppers, and spices such as garlic paste, coriander, red chili powder, caraway and olive oil.^[5]
Hassaa, type of gravy^[4]
Magrood, date-filled cookies^[4]
Mhalbiya, type of rice pudding^[4]
Mutton, meat of an adult sheep^[3]
Rub is a thick dark brown, very sweet syrup extracted from dates or carob that is widely used in Libya, usually with Asida.
Shakshouka is prepared using aged mutton or lamb jerky as the meat base of the meal, and is considered a traditional breakfast dish.^{[citation needed]}
Shorba, lamb and vegetable soup with mint and tomato paste^[3]
Tajine, spiced lamb with a tomato and paprika sauce^[3]
Usban, a traditional Libyan sausage

Desserts and beverages

Makroudh
Ghoriba
Maakroun
Drua - (Libyan Salep made from Millet)
Mafruka
Kunafa
Cold cake or Teramisu
Mhalbiya
Libyan tea, the Libyan tea is a thick beverage served in a small glass, often accompanied by peanuts.^[3] Regular American/British coffee is available in Libya, and is known as "Nescafé" (a misnomer). Soft drinks and bottled water are also consumed.^[3] The Maghrebi mint tea is also a popular drink.^{[citation needed]}

All alcoholic drinks have been banned in Libya since 1969,^[3] in accordance with Sharia, the religious laws of Islam.

References

^ Rozario, P. (2004). Libya. Countries of the world. Gareth Stevens Pub. p. 40. ISBN 978-0-8368-3111-5.
^ Davidson, A.; Jaine, T.; Davidson, J.; Saberi, H. (2006). The Oxford Companion to Food. Oxford Companions. OUP Oxford. p. 1356. ISBN 978-0-19-101825-1.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k "Libya." Foodspring.com. Accessed June 2011.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Libyan Food." Libyana.org. Accessed June 2011.
^ Maloufshomt, Greg (2008). Artichoke to Za'atar: Modern Middle Eastern Food. U of California P. p. 70. ISBN 978-0-520-25413-8. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)

[Rozario_2004-1] Rozario, P. (2004). Libya. Countries of the world. Gareth Stevens Pub. p. 40. ISBN 978-0-8368-3111-5.

[Davidson_Jaine_Davidson_Saberi_2006-2] Davidson, A.; Jaine, T.; Davidson, J.; Saberi, H. (2006). The Oxford Companion to Food. Oxford Companions. OUP Oxford. p. 1356. ISBN 978-0-19-101825-1.

[foodspring-3] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k "Libya." Foodspring.com. Accessed June 2011.

[libyana-4] "Libyan Food." Libyana.org. Accessed June 2011.

[5] Maloufshomt, Greg (2008). Artichoke to Za'atar: Modern Middle Eastern Food. U of California P. p. 70. ISBN 978-0-520-25413-8. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)

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