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{{short description|Traditional North African cuisine linked to Amazigh culture}}
The '''Berber cuisine''' ({{Lang-ar|المطبخ البربري}}), though lacking a singular and standardized culinary framework,<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |last=Albala |first=Ken |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NTo6c_PJWRgC&pg=PA234 |title=Food Cultures of the World Encyclopedia |date=2011 |publisher=ABC-CLIO |isbn=978-0-313-37626-9 |pages=234 |language=en}}</ref> encompasses a diverse range of traditional dishes and influenced by the numerous flavours from distinct regions across North Africa.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nationalgeographic.com/pages/article/gordon-ramsay-morocco-cooking|title=Gordon Ramsay Treks the Mountains of Morocco|publisher=National Geographic|first1=Jill|last1=Robinson|date=12 June 2019}}</ref> There is no consistent Berber cuisine, and it has been exposed to various influences. [[Berbers]]' meal choices were shaped by local availability of foods and personal finances.<ref name=":0" /> Berbers follow the same dietary laws and hygiene requirements as other [[Muslims]]. [[Ken Albala]] noted that "Describing meals as typically Berber is impossible–at best, they are samples of what is eaten in different regions by Berber families".<ref name=":0" />
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The '''Amazigh''' (Berber) '''cuisine''' is a traditional cuisine with a varied history and influence of numerous flavours from distinct regions across North Africa.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nationalgeographic.com/pages/article/gordon-ramsay-morocco-cooking}}</ref> The traditional cuisine draws influences from Morocco's Atlas mountains and heavily populated Berber cities and regions, as well as Algeria's Berber cities and regions.
 
[[Berber people|Berber]] cuisine differs from one area to another within [[North Africa]] and [[West Africa]] ([[Mauritania]]). For this reason, every dish has a distinct and unique identity and taste according to the specific region it originates from in North Africa, with some dishes estimated to be more than a thousand years old. Zayanes of the region of [[Khénifra]] around the [[Middle Atlas]] have a cuisine of a remarkable simplicity. It is based primarily on corn, barley, ewe's milk, goat cheese, butter, honey, meat, and game.<ref>{{Cite Popularweb authentic|last=Carrion Berber|first=Martin preparations|title=Casablanca ofMoroccan [[TunisianKitchens cuisine|Tunisian]],url=https://melroseartsdistrict.com/directory-melrose/listing/casablanca-moroccan-kitchens/ [[Morocco|Moroccan]],access-date=2024-01-01 [[Algerian cuisine|Algerian]],website=Melrose Arts andDistrict [[Libyan]] cuisine include [[tajine]], [[couscous]], [[shakshouka]], [[pastilla]], [[msemen]], [[merguez]], [[asida]], [[lablabi]], [[harissa]], [[makroudh]], [[harira]], [[sfenj]], and [[ahriche]].|language=en-US}}</ref>
 
==Foods and dishes==
[[File:Bisteeya.jpg|thumb|[[Pastilla|''Besṭila'']]]]
[[File:Couscous-1.jpg|thumb|[[Couscous]] with vegetables]]
[[File:Tajine 014.JPG|thumb|''[[Tajine]]'' with carrots]]
 
Berber foods and dishes include:
 
* [[Baghrir]], a semolina pancake
* ''Bouchiar'' (fine [[wafer]] without yeast soaked with butter and natural [[honey]])
* ''Bourjeje'' ([[pancake]] made containing flour, eggs, yeast and salt)
* [[Bread]] made with traditional [[yeast]]
* [[Couscous]], a [[dish (food)|dish]] enjoyed worldwide
* [[Chakhchoukha]], a [[Chaoui]] dish made of flatbread eaten on occasions
* ''Akanaf'' or lamb [[barbecue]] - a whole [[sheep]] [[roast]]ed in artisanal [[oven]]s designed especially for this use. The sheep is coated with natural [[butter]], which makes it tastier. This dish is mainly designed to be served at festivities.
* [[Merguez]], a spicy sausage often made with lamb
* '' Mamita '' A pan full of different kinds of vegetables, meat and spices
* ''[[Pastilla]]'' – ([[Berber languages|Berber]]: {{transl|ber|besṭila}})
* ''[[Tajine]]'', a very diversified dish, made in various forms:
**''Tajine'' with [[chicken]], [[lemon]] and [[olive]]s
**''Tajine'' with [[tuna]]
**''Tajine'' with [[sardine]]s
**''Tajine'' with [[lamb and mutton|lamb meat]] and [[caramel]]ized [[plum]]
**''Tajine'' with [[plum]]s
**''Tajine'' with [[legume]]s and [[endive]]s
**''Tajine'' with [[domestic turkey|turkey]] and [[potato]]es
* ''Tahricht'' (containing [[offal]]: brain, tripe, lung, heart; these ingredients are rolled up with the intestines on a stick of oak and cooked on embers)
 
Although they are the original inhabitants of North Africa, Berbers lived in very contained communities, in spite of various incursions by [[Phoenicia]]ns, [[Ancient Rome|Romans]], [[Byzantine]]s, [[Arab]]s, [[Ottomans]] and [[France|French]]. Having been subject to limited external influences, these populations lived free from factors making for [[acculturation]].
 
[[Couscous]] and ''tajine'' are the principal dishes for special feasts and celebrations.
 
==See also==
{{portal|Food}}
* [[Algerian cuisine]]
* [[Moroccan cuisine]]▼
* [[Tunisian cuisine]]
▲* [[Moroccan cuisine]]
* [[Libyan cuisine]]
* [[Mauritanian cuisine]]
* [[Berber culture]]
 
==References==
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[[Category:Libyan cuisine]]
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[[Category:Moroccan cuisine]]
[[Category:Mauritanian cuisine]]
[[Category:North African cuisine]]
[[Category:Tunisian cuisine]]
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