How to pronounce Kesra

Kesra is written الكسرة where it comes from. In the International Phonetic Alphabet it is /kəsra/. In plain English letters that is KES-rah, with the stress on the syllable in capitals. There is no recording by a native speaker yet, so use the spelling and the IPA.

What is Kesra?

Kesra is a bread or pastry of Algeria. Where it comes from: All Algeria. People usually eat it for breakfast. Its main ingredients are wheat & flour. It tastes savory.

Where Kesra comes from

Kesra is one of 29 signature dishes of Algeria on this map.

• Hmiss الحميص · Main dish · All Algeria

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• Mazagran مزغران · Drink · All Algeria

  Mazagran, or café mazagran, is a cold, lightly sweetened coffee drink that originated in Algeria.

• Chtitha شطيطحة · Main dish · All Algeria

  Chtitha is a family of Algerian dishes of the tajine type, built on a red, spicy sauce of chickpeas and meat, most often chicken.

• Lham lahlou اللحم الحلو · Main dish · All Algeria

  Lham lahlou, "sweet meat", also called tajine lahlou, is an Algerian sweet dish of meat cooked with prunes.

• Baghrir البغرير · Bread & pastry · All Algeria

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• Chakhchoukha شخشوخة · Main dish · The Aurès (Batna)

  Chakhchoukha is a dish of thin flatbread, rougag, torn into small pieces and soaked in a stew of lamb, chickpeas, tomato, onion and spices such as cumin and paprika.

Food of Algeria

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