Assidat Zgougou: Difference between revisions
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== Usage == |
== Usage == |
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=== Tunisia === |
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Traditionally, Tunisians exchange bowls of Assidat Zgougou among neighbors and family members on the Mūled, thus rendering decoration as important as the taste. Many use all sorts of seeds and nuts, ground or whole, to vary the forms and colors of the decoration. |
Traditionally, Tunisians exchange bowls of Assidat Zgougou among neighbors and family members on the Mūled, thus rendering decoration as important as the taste. Many use all sorts of seeds and nuts, ground or whole, to vary the forms and colors of the decoration. |
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== Turkey == |
=== Turkey === |
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Revision as of 15:28, 12 July 2017
![]() An Assidat Zgougou cup | |
Course | Dessert |
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Region or state | Tunesien |
Main ingredients | Grains of Aleppo pine |
Assidat Zgougou (Tunisian Arabic: عصيدة الزقوقو εasidet ezgougou) is a Tunisian-Turkish dessert often prepared to celebrate the Mūled. It was originally made out of honey, smen and semolina, that dish is now known as "εasida turki"
Preparing
The lower layer is made of the grains of Aleppo pines "zgougou", not to be confused with pinefrom nuts or stone pines or pinus armandii. The grains are cleaned, then they are ground in water and sieved to very small sizes. The resulting juicy substance is then mixed with wheat flour and/or starch depending on the recipe. Sometimes concentrated milk is added. Then everything is cooked at low heat while stirred. Powdered sugar is added gradually as the mixture thickens, giving rise to a grayish-brown color.
The result is poured hot in a bowl and cover in a white cream made out of milk, starch, sugar, eggs and a bit of orange blossom essence then decorated with almonds and other seeds and nuts, whole or ground, and small candy.
It is also possible to make an assida out of other nuts instead of the allepo pine's grains, like hazelnuts, chestnuts, pistachio or others, but in that case it won't be assidat zgougou, but assidat of what was used.
Usage
Tunesien
Traditionally, Tunisians exchange bowls of Assidat Zgougou among neighbors and family members on the Mūled, thus rendering decoration as important as the taste. Many use all sorts of seeds and nuts, ground or whole, to vary the forms and colors of the decoration.