How to pronounce Tiftitine

Tiftitine is written تيفتيتين where it comes from. In the International Phonetic Alphabet it is /tiftitin/. In plain English letters that is teef-tee-TEEN, 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 Tiftitine?

Tiftitine is a noodle dish of Algeria. Where it comes from: M'zab. People usually eat it at lunch or dinner. Its main ingredients are lamb. It tastes sweet.

Where Tiftitine comes from

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

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• Garantita كرانتيكا · Street food · Oran

  Garantita, also called calentica, is a thin, soft baked custard of chickpea flour, water, oil and eggs, cut into squares and sold hot from large trays.

• Rechta رشتة · Noodles & pasta · Algiers

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• Tajine zitoun طاجين الزيتون · Main dish · Algiers

  Tajine zitoun, "olive tajine", is a traditional Algerian stew from the city of Algiers.

• Mtewem المثوم · Main dish · Algiers

  Mtewem, or tajine mtewem, is a traditional Algerian dish, and more precisely a dish of Algiers.

Food of Algeria

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