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The best dishes of Algerian cuisine

The top 3 according to 139 votes from people: Chorba · Couscous · Tlitli. (Updated Apr 22, 2021.)

Couscous, chorba, rechta and chakhchoukha: the dishes and sweets of Algerian cuisine.

Geneviève Gagnon · · 16 items · 139 votes · 2 comments

Automatically translated (original in Français). See the original

Top 16

  1. 1

    Chorba

    Ramadan soup with meat and vegetables.

    ▲ 15 ▼ 0

    15
  2. 2

    Couscous

    The national semolina dish.

    ▲ 12 ▼ 0

    12
  3. 3

    Tlitli

    Rice-shaped pasta in red sauce.

    ▲ 11 ▼ 0

    11
  4. 4

    Rechta

    Thin noodles with chicken, an Algiers speciality.

    ▲ 11 ▼ 3

    8
  5. 5

    Chakhchoukha

    Shredded flatbread in sauce, from the Aurès.

    ▲ 6 ▼ 0

    6
  6. 6

    Harira

    Thick legume soup.

    ▲ 8 ▼ 3

    5
  7. 7

    Berkoukes

    Large couscous grains in sauce.

    ▲ 7 ▼ 2

    5
  8. 8

    Kesra

    Semolina flatbread.

    ▲ 5 ▼ 0

    5
  9. 9

    Qalb el louz

    Almond semolina cake in syrup.

    ▲ 5 ▼ 0

    5
  10. 10

    Trida

    Square pasta in sauce.

    ▲ 5 ▼ 1

    4
  11. 11

    Bourek

    Meat-filled pastry.

    ▲ 5 ▼ 1

    4
  12. 12

    Merguez

    Spicy sausage.

    ▲ 6 ▼ 3

    3
  13. 13

    Mesfouf

    Sweet couscous.

    ▲ 5 ▼ 2

    3
  14. 14

    Baklava

    Honey and almond pastry.

    ▲ 4 ▼ 1

    3
  15. 15

    Tajine

    Slow-cooked stew.

    ▲ 6 ▼ 4

    2
  16. 16

    Mhajeb

    Flaky stuffed flatbread with tomato and onion.

    ▲ 4 ▼ 4

    0

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manette.lent · Français

Le couscous en premier, évidemment. Mais la chorba frik du Ramadan mérite autant.

Nathalie M. · Français

La rechta d'Alger, plat de fête chez nous, contente de la voir dans la liste

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