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Tajine mtewem

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Tajine Mtewem
Algerian tajine mtewem with beef and meatballs
Alternative namesTagine mtewem, Mtewem
Place of originAlgeria
Region or stateAlgiers
Serving temperatureHot
Similar dishesTajine Kefta

Tajine mtewem, usually abbreviated to mtewem (Arabic: طاجين مثوم) is a traditional Algerian dish,[1] and more specifically Algerine (from the city of Algiers).[2] It is made from minced meatballs, pieces of chicken or lamb meat, garlic, chickpeas and almonds. Its sauce is prepared with a grated onion and a lot of garlic ("mtewem" means “with garlic") and is usually cooked in a tajine pot.[3][4][5] Like most Algerian dishes, it is usually served with either a white or red spicy sauce.[6]

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  1. ^ Bouksani, Louisa (1989). Gastronomie Algérienne. Alger, Ed. Jefal. p. 135.
  2. ^ Bouayed, Fatima-Zohra (1983). La cuisine algérienne. Paris: Messidor/Temps actuels. ISBN 2-201-01648-8. OCLC 11290460.
  3. ^ "African cuisine: Algerian mtewem". Le Journal de l'Afrique. 2021-04-23. Retrieved 2022-05-30.
  4. ^ "mtewem, cuisine algerienne المثوم". Amour de cuisine (in French). 2022-03-13. Retrieved 2022-05-30.
  5. ^ Harig Benmostefa, Fatima Zohra. "Lexique et identité culturelle de la gastronomie Algérienne d'expression française". Aleph: Langues, Médias & Sociétés – via Université Mohamed Ben Ahmed Oran2.
  6. ^ Chun, Hui-Jung (1996). "Food of Maghreb -Algerian food in particular-". Journal of the Korean Society of Food Culture (in Korean). 11 (5): 660. ISSN 1225-7060.