World Cuisines

Tichtar (Dried Meat)

Mauritania

The nomad's dried meat: tichtar — strips of camel or beef dried in the desert air, later pounded and cooked into sauces or eaten as journey food. Ingredients: camel or beef, salt; for serving: onions, oil, millet or rice.

What it is

The nomad's dried meat: tichtar — strips of camel or beef dried in the desert air, later pounded and cooked into sauces or eaten as journey food. Ingredients: camel or beef, salt; for serving: onions, oil, millet or rice. Recipe: 1) Slice meat thin; salt. 2) Dry in sun and wind on lines. 3) Store; pound before use. 4) Simmer into onion sauces or eat as is. Serve: as trail food and in sauces after journeys. Flavor: concentrated, salty, deep. History: tichtar is Sahara preservation wisdom — meat that travels as far as the caravans did. See also: Mechoui (Mauritanian Lamb), Couscous (Mauritanian).

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