qurabiya
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'''''' are a shortbread-type biscuit, usually made with ground almonds. Versions are found in most Arab, Balkan and Ottoman cuisines, with various different forms and recipes. They are similar to polvorones from Andalusia.
Key facts
- Prepared food.name
- Ghorayeba
- Prepared food.image
- Gurabija (гурабија,Qurabiya; Cuisine of Serbia).jpg
- Prepared food.caption
- A plate of Serbian-style Christmas gurabija
- Prepared food.region
- Maghreb, West Asia, Balkans, Crimea
- Prepared food.type
- Shortbread
- Prepared food.main_ingredient
- Almond flour, sugar, egg white, vanilla
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Encyclopedic overview
22 sectionsContents
- History
- Etymology
- Regional variations
- Crimea
- Albania
- Algeria
- Armenia
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Bulgaria
- Greece and Cyprus
- Iran
- Kuwait
- Levant
- Libya
- Morocco
- Saudi Arabia
- Serbia
- Turkey
- Tunisia
- See also
- Notes
- References
'''' are a shortbread-type biscuit, usually made with ground almonds. Versions are found in most Arab, Balkan and Ottoman cuisines, with various different forms and recipes. They are similar to polvorones from Andalusia.
In the Maghreb and Egypt, they are often served with Libyan tea, Arabic coffee or Maghrebi mint tea.
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