Jewish Libya
Libia Ebraica
Libia Judia
ليبيا اليهود
לוב יהודית
Nurture Essence
Herbes & Spices
Felfel Mbelbel
A most delicious thick sauce, made with fresh hot red peppers, garlic,lemon juice and olive oil
Maqod, Maakod, Maagud
you might call it quiche. Maqod is mash potatoes lots of eggs
sometimes with addition of peas & cattora, other times was cows brain (delight). Mostly done in the stovetop on a oil preheated frypan Then flipped with a plate and then place again to cook on reverse.
Mafroum ~ Classic Libyan
Mafroum ~ Classic Libyan
A sliced potato sandwich, sometimes other vegetables such as carrots, celery, eggplant,cauliflower filled with meat, onion, parsley, eggs & mixed spiced, Flour & Fried. Cooked in a tomato sauce. Served on a bed of Couscous and vegetable sauce and more flavored Chershi relish
Bestile, Bestil, Pastelles
It all depends with corner of the Mediteraneum you are (Spain, Turkey, north Afroca, similar name same taste with a local twist.
Mashed potatoes a must This bitefilled with ground meat fresh garlic, cinnamon, parsley salt & pepper ta base!
old times was also with much more
Burick ~ Bouriche. (Salted)
A fine SKIN created with flour & water made on a nonstick pan with hand circles.
Filler choices with raw egg, potatoes, parsley, potatoes, or meat picadillo. Always welcomed
quick delight, fry on the spot, hot and a generous squeeze of lemon
(Sweet will follow, soon)
Hreimi, Hraimi
Fish Steak or Fillet cooked in a base of crushed garlic, oil, cumin tomato paste Felfel Tchuma (hot pepper paste in oil), and salt Lightly fry in a shallow pot. Add some water, and bring to a boil. Place the already salted and Prince fish, cover let cook till it restricts. enjoy with crunchy challah. Alaways served Friday night for Shabbat before the Couscus & Mafroum
Shakshouka
Summer & Winter Winner
based on fresh or can cubed tomatoes, fresh garlic cloves, red regular & hot peppers,basil & salt
Slowly cook, saute to a thick sauce
break some eggs, cover, and continue to cook.
some like their eggs running
others with Merges
a spicy lamb meat sausage
Serve with a hot fresh baguette
a bottle of Beer!!
Bourik Ghreiba Debla
Bulo Bollo Pan del Rei
Sefra /Basbusa & Ghrieba
Sweet favorites to always bring delight to Celebrations, Holidays.
Top:Made with Semolina (cream of Wheat oil & water )
Bottom Flour, powder sugar & oil
Bocca di Dama
Soft and airy almond flour cake, named
a dame's lips