Bsisa
Bsisa (
Bsisa is a variety of mixtures of roasted cereals ground with fenugreek and aniseed and cumin and sugar. This kind of food is known throughout Tunisia and Libya. Its history goes back a long way, and travellers and nomads used to take bsisa with them on their journeys since it was both full of nutritional value and easy to carry in its ground powder form.
The herbs and spices that are added to the mixture can vary, and the mixtures can also be used as a liquid when added to milk or water, creating a strongly floured drink called Rowina. The most common use for bsisa is to mix them with olive oil into a paste. This is then typically eaten with dates or figs for a quick meal which is energy-rich and healthy. 'Howira' is a similar mixture to Bsisa, however of a darker complexion and consists of similar ingredients.[3][4]
It is eaten by
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Notes
- ^ Cp. Vermondo Brugnatelli, "Elementi per uno studio dell'alimentazione nelle regioni berbere", in: D. Silvestri, A. Marra, I. Pinto (a c. di), Saperi e sapori mediterranei. La cultura dell'alimentazione e i suoi riflessi linguistici (Napoli, 13-16 ottobre 1999), Napoli, 2002, vol. III, pp. 1067–1089.
- ^ Rula Attia, "Tunisian Bsisa", "Tunisian Bsisa". Archived from the original on 2014-02-25. Retrieved 2014-02-06.]
- ^ Bsisa and Howira in Libyan Food Blog
- ^ Zumita in Libyana
- ^ "La "bsissa" : Un mets rassasiant aux multiples vertus". 19 February 2019.
- ISBN 978-88-85943-95-7
- ^ "Bsisa". Archived from the original on 2011-08-06. Retrieved 2010-11-26.
See also
- Tsampa, a similar Tibetan staple
- Arab cuisine
- Cuisine of Tunisia
- Cuisine of Libya
- Cuisine of the Sephardic Jews