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What to eat in Algeria? Top 32 Algerian Foods

Last update: Wed Mar 5 2025
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Best Algerian Foods

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Garantita is a popular Algerian street food item that is consumed as a snack and prepared as a kind of cake or tart. The dough is made with a combination of chickpea flour, oil, spices, and water. It is then covered with a beaten egg and baked in the oven until it develops a golden-brown color on top.


Garantita is typically served hot, dressed with harissa and cumin. It is believed that the name of this street snack is derived from the Spanish caliantetorta.

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Mahjouba is a traditional flatbread that is one of the most popular street food items in the country. These thick and flaky crepe-like flatbreads are made with semolina, then filled with a combination of tomatoes and caramelized onions. Mahjouba is often paired with harissa sauce on the side, but the condiment is completely optional.

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Sweet Pastry

ALGERIA and  one more region
4.5
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Sfenj are popular Moroccan and Algerian doughnut-like fritters made from sticky unleavened batter, similar to Libyan sfinz and Tunisian bambalouni. The dough is traditionally shaped into rings and deep-fried until it develops a golden, crispy exterior.


The interior should be fluffy, tender, and chewy. These fritters are usually served hot when sold by street vendors, and they can be consumed plain or dusted with icing sugar.

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Appetizer

ALGERIA and  2 more regions
4.5
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Maakouda are traditional potato fritters that are popular throughout the Maghreb, especially in Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia. The fritters are usually prepared plain, but they can also be stuffed with meat, tuna, or cheese, although not that often.


They're made with potatoes, parsley, garlic, flour, salt, and pepper. The potatoes are boiled, mashed, and mixed with other ingredients into small disks which are then deep-fried in hot oil until golden brown. Maakouda is traditionally served as an appetizer, a side dish, or an ingredient in a long sandwich roll that's usually sold as street food and served with harissa, coriander, and lemon juice. 
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Makroud el louse are flourless Algerian cookies consisting of almonds, eggs, sugar, and a flavoring of orange flower water. Baked until lightly browned, these cookies are typically tossed in powdered sugar in order to be completely coated. Once consumed, makroud el louse should melt in the mouth.


It is recommended to serve these cookies with a cup of tea or coffee on the side.

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Sausage

ALGERIA and  3 more regions
4.4
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Merguez is a spicy, flavorful sausage that originates from North Africa, particularly Algeria, Tunisia, and Morocco. It is traditionally made from ground lamb or beef, or a combination of both. Merguez is known for its distinctive red color, which comes from the addition of spices such as paprika, chili pepper, and harissa (a hot chili paste).


Other common seasonings include cumin, garlic, coriander, fennel, and sumac. The sausages are typically stuffed into lamb casings and can be grilled, pan-fried, or used in a variety of dishes, including stews, tagines, and couscous. Merguez is popular in North African cuisine and has also become widely enjoyed in France and other parts of Europe. 
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Noodle Dish

ALGIERS, Algeria and  one more region
4.4
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Rechta is a traditional dish consisting of thin and flat noodles and chicken sauce. The noodles are made with a combination of flour, salt, and water, while the sauce is made with chicken pieces, onions, garlic, oil, chickpeas, ras el hanout, cinnamon, turnips, potatoes, and zucchini.


Once cooked, the rechta noodles are placed into a large dish and topped with the sauce (marga). The dish is especially popular during festive events such as weddings, Eid al Fitr (end of Ramadan), and Ashura.

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Lham (lit. meat) lahlou (lit. sweet) is an Algerian dish consisting of pieces of lamb stewed in a sweet syrup with fruit and various spices such as cinnamon and star anise. The dish often employs fruits such as prunes, quince, apples, pears, apricot, and raisins.


It is typically reserved for Ramadan, when the dish is used to break the fast. Because it is full of sugar, lham lahlou is excellent for keeping the energy levels up for nightly prayers.

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Tamina is an ancient Algerian sweet treat consisting of toasted ground semolina, butter, and honey. It is typically decorated with cinnamon or sugared almonds. Traditionally, it is served when celebrating the birth of a child, but it can be prepared any day of the year.


Tamina is usually shared between a few people, as it is served in small plates and consumed with small spoons.

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Flatbread

ALGERIA and  2 more regions
4.3
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M'semen is a traditional Maghrebi flatbread made with a combination of flour, semolina, sugar, salt, yeast, warm water, oil, and clarified butter. The dough is kneaded until it becomes smooth, and pieces of it are then flattened and shaped into squares.


Once the dough has been folded and shaped, it is cooked on a griddle or fried in a pan until it becomes crispy on the exterior and chewy on the inside. Although m'semen is traditionally consumed on its own as an accompaniment to coffee or tea, it can also be stuffed with various meats and vegetables. 
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Pancake
ALGERIA  and  one more region
4.3
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Egg Dish
ALGERIA  and  7 more regions
4.3
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Stew
ALGERIA  and  2 more regions
4.2
14
Soup
ALGERIA  and  one more region
4.2
15
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Stew
ALGERIA  and  3 more regions
4.1
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Side Dish
ALGERIA  and  one more region
4.1
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Deep-fried Dessert
ALGERIA  and  9 more regions
3.7
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Bread
ALGERIA  and  one more region
3.6
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Flatbread
ALGERIA  and  one more region
n/a
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Dessert
CONSTANTINE, Algeria
n/a
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Dessert
CONSTANTINE, Algeria
n/a
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Best Algerian Food Producers

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Olive Japan - Gold

2023

EVO IOOC - Gold Medal

2023, 2022

London IOOC - Gold

2023, 2022

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Olive Oil

BLIDA, Algeria
4.9
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SARL ARBAOLIVE is an olive oil producer based in Blida, Algeria. The company specializes in the production and processing of high-quality olive oil. They are involved in both the cultivation of olive trees and the extraction of oil, ensuring a controlled and consistent product.


SARL ARBAOLIVE is part of the agriculture and agribusiness sector in the region.
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Olive Japan - Gold

2023

BEST Sarl Arbaolive Olive Oils
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Sarl Huileries Ouzellaguen is an olive oil producer located in Béjaïa, Algeria. The company specializes in the production, bottling, and distribution of olive oil, focusing on maintaining traditional extraction methods. It sources its olives locally from the Béjaïa region, which is known for its high-quality olive groves.


The company markets its olive oil both domestically and internationally.
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London IOOC - Gold

2023

BEST Sarl Huileries Ouzellaguen Olive Oils
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Olive Oil

ALGERIA, Maghreb
4.9
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ATHENA IOOC - Gold

2024

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Best Algerian Food Products

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EVO IOOC - Gold Medal

2023

EVO IOOC - Best Of Country

2023

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London IOOC - Platinum

2021

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London IOOC - Platinum

2021

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Olive Japan - Gold

2023

London IOOC - Gold

2023, 2022

ATHENA IOOC - Gold

2023, 2020

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EVO IOOC - Gold Medal

2022

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Baghlia Chemlali is a product made by Sarl ÉTABLISSEMENT kiared.
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OLIVINUS - Medalla de Oro

2022

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Olive Japan - Gold

2023

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London IOOC - Gold

2023

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ATHENA IOOC - Gold

2021

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ATHENA IOOC - Gold

2024

TasteAtlas food rankings are based on the ratings of the TasteAtlas audience, with a series of mechanisms that recognize real users and that ignore bot, nationalist or local patriotic ratings, and give additional value to the ratings of users that the system recognizes as knowledgeable. For the “Top 32 Algerian Foods” list until March 05, 2025, 7,905 ratings were recorded, of which 1,666 were recognized by the system as legitimate. TasteAtlas Rankings should not be seen as the final global conclusion about food. Their purpose is to promote excellent local foods, instill pride in traditional dishes, and arouse curiosity about dishes you haven’t tried.

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