Pastries

Zlabia

زلابية

Tunisia

Batter piped into hot oil in lacy loops, fried crisp and dropped straight into honey syrup, sold by weight in Ramadan.

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What it is

A closer look at Zlabia.

Batter piped into hot oil in lacy loops, fried crisp and dropped straight into honey syrup, sold by weight in Ramadan.

What to look for

Know it when you find it.

Sold alongside mkharek from stalls that fry continuously through the evening. It should crackle, not bend.

Where it belongs

Origins and
traditions.

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

Native to

Tunisia

Country-wide tradition

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Traditional in

Algeria

Country-wide tradition

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Names around the table

One food, more than one name.

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