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Matloue

Matloue, matlou’ , Also named khobz e-tadjine and khobz e-matlou, is a type of Algerian sourdough bread. It is made of samolina and a natural leaven called ghessen (n) temtount. It is cooked on a clay or cast iron tagine.

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Matloue
Pains matloue dans une boulangerie de la rue d'Aligre, à Paris.
Alternative nameskhobz e-tadjine
Place of originAlgeria

Matloue, matlou’ (arabic : المطلوع), Also named khobz e-tadjine and khobz e-matlou, is a type of Algerian123 sourdough bread. It is made of samolina (durum wheat or barley) and a natural leaven called ghessen (n) temtount4. It is cooked on a clay or cast iron tagine.

The bread is a staple on family tables, particularly during Ramadan.

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  1. Daumas, Eugène (1869). La vie arabe et la société musulmane (in French). Paris, Michel Lévy, frères. p. 253.
  2. Bouayed, Fatima-Zohra (1981). Le Livre de la cuisine d'Algérie (in French). p. 295. ISBN 2201016488.
  3. Delphin, Gaëtan (1891). Recueil de textes pour l'étude de l'arabe parlé (in Arabic). E. Leroux. p. 207.
  4. Majouja (2024). La cuisine algérienne tradi-trendy: 80 recettes inspirées de la cuisine kabyle et des autres régions d'Algérie (in French). p. 43. ISBN 9782017280446.