World Cuisines

Chorba Frik

Algeria

The Ramadan soup: chorba frik — a tomato broth with crushed green wheat (frik), lamb, chickpeas and herbs that breaks the fast across Algeria. Ingredients: frik (green durum wheat), lamb, tomatoes, onions, chickpeas, celery, coriander, mint, tomato paste, chiles, oil.

What it is

The Ramadan soup: chorba frik — a tomato broth with crushed green wheat (frik), lamb, chickpeas and herbs that breaks the fast across Algeria. Ingredients: frik (green durum wheat), lamb, tomatoes, onions, chickpeas, celery, coriander, mint, tomato paste, chiles, oil. Recipe: 1) Brown lamb with onions. 2) Add tomatoes, paste and water; simmer. 3) Add chickpeas and frik; cook until the wheat swells and thickens. 4) Finish with coriander and mint. Serve: at iftar with bourek pastries and dates. Flavor: tomatoey, herby, gently hot. History: chorba (from Arabic shorba, soup) is the Maghreb's Ramadan soul; frik is Algeria's signature grain. See also: Couscous (Algerian), Bourek.

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