Chebakia
Strips of spiced sesame dough folded into flowers, fried, soaked in hot honey and covered in sesame seeds.
What makes it chebakia
- A dough of flour and toasted sesame, spiced with anise and cinnamon.
- Cut and folded into a rosette before frying.
- Dropped straight from the oil into hot honey, then sesame.
Where it comes from
Chebakia is made in quantity before Ramadan, often by several women working together, and eaten through the month alongside harira. The dough is scented with anise, cinnamon, saffron and orange-flower water, and the honey soaks all the way through.
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