''Ma'qūda'' () is a
Maghrebi
Maghrebi Arabic (, Western Arabic; as opposed to Eastern or Mashriqi Arabic) is a vernacular Arabic dialect continuum spoken in the Maghreb region, in Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Western Sahara, and Mauritania. It includes Moroccan, Alge ...
fritter made of a potato-based batter.
In addition to puréed potato, the batter can contain garlic, salt, hot pepper, egg, and cheese.
In
Algeria
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, the fritter is very popular across the northern part of the country sold, as a sandwich in fast food restaurants usually with
harissa
Harissa ( ar, هريسة ''harīsa'', from Maghrebi Arabic) is a hot chili pepper paste, native to the Maghreb. The main ingredients are roasted red peppers, Baklouti peppers (), spices and herbs such as garlic paste, caraway seeds, coriander ...
. Ma'qūda is also called ''khbizat ma'dnos'' () in the east, while in the west, it is sometimes stuffed with cheese or ground meat and eaten with harrira soup.
It is a cheap food enjoyed by students and others of modest means in cities such as
Fes
Fez or Fes (; ar, فاس, fās; zgh, ⴼⵉⵣⴰⵣ, fizaz; french: Fès) is a city in northern inland Morocco and the capital of the Fès-Meknès administrative region. It is the second largest city in Morocco, with a population of 1.11 mi ...
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References
Fritters
Maghrebi cuisine
Potato dishes
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