Khobz tounes

Khobz tounes
Alternative namesKhobz el bey
TypeCake
Place of originAlgeria
Main ingredientsAlmond meal, breadcrumbs, eggs, butter, sugar, orange flower water

Khobz tounes (Arabic: خبز تونس, lit. 'bread of tounes'), also called khobz el bey (Arabic: خبز الباي, lit. 'bread of the bey'), is an Algerian cake made from almond meal and breadcrumbs, soaked in a syrup flavored with orange flower water.[1][2] The cake dates from the Algeria's Ottoman period.[2] It is commonly consumed during Ramadan.[3][2]

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References

  1. ↑ Bouayed, Fatima-Zohra; Būʿayyād, Maḥmūd (1983). La Cuisine algérienne. Paris: Temps actuels [diffusion] Messidor. p. 337. ISBN 978-2-201-01648-6.
  2. 1 2 3 "C'est au programme: Thé gourmand algérien" (in French). France 2. October 2, 2015. Retrieved October 13, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Khobz el bey ( pour la soirée de ramadan)". Les Foodies. Retrieved 2026-03-15.