Pastries

Alkaki

Kano, Niger

Twisted lengths of wheat dough deep-fried and soaked in sugar syrup, made in the north for Sallah.

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Alkaki sticker illustration

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What it is

A closer look at Alkaki.

Twisted lengths of wheat dough deep-fried and soaked in sugar syrup, made in the north for Sallah.

What to look for

Know it when you find it.

The syrup coating should be tacky rather than wet. Made in quantity at Eid and given away.

Where it belongs

Origins and
traditions.

Food rarely respects a border. These are the places the dataset connects most strongly to Alkaki.

Native to

Kano, Nigeria

Locality-specific tradition

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Traditional in

Niger

Country-wide tradition

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Names around the table

One food, more than one name.

Alkakiprimary
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