Morocco
Photo: Kattusa24, Public domain, croppedHarira
حريرة
/ħariːra/hah-REE-rah
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- When
- Lunch & dinnerFestive
- Taste
- SavorySour
- Made with
- Beans & tofuLamb
History
Harira is the soup that breaks the fast during Ramadan in Morocco. Tomatoes, lentils, chickpeas, a little lamb or beef, onion, celery and a lot of fresh coriander and parsley are simmered with ginger and saffron, then thickened with a flour-and-water mix that gives it a silky body. It is served at sunset with dates and honeyed chebakia pastries. The name comes from the Arabic word for silk. Versions exist in western Algeria too, and food writers disagree on where it began, but in Morocco it is a fixed part of the month's evenings and is sold at stalls through the year.
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