rechta
Sign in to savethumb|Algerian chicken and vegetable rechta with red sauce thumb|Algerian rechta Rechta (Arabic: رشتة) is a dish made from pasta cut into thin fresh artisan strips, typical of Algeria. It is in particular the symbolic dish of Algiers cuisine.
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- Etymology
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thumb|Algerian chicken and vegetable rechta with red sauce thumb|Algerian rechta Rechta (Arabic: رشتة) is a dish made from pasta cut into thin fresh artisan strips, typical of Algeria. It is in particular the symbolic dish of Algiers cuisine.
== Etymology == The word comes from the Persian rista, meaning "thread" and commonly used to refer to pasta.
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