harira

English

Etymology

Arabic الحريرة‎‎ (al-ḥarīra).

Noun

harira (countable and uncountable, plural hariras)

  1. A thickened, tomato-based Moroccan soup, popular during Ramadan.
    • 2012, Paula Wolfert, The Food of Morocco, A&C Black (→ISBN)
      Like most hariras, this Berber version is finished off with a thickening agent to develop the proper velvety texture.
    • 2013, Ellen Kanner, Norman Van Aken, Feeding the Hungry Ghost: Life, Faith, and What to Eat for Dinner, New World Library (→ISBN), page 127:
      Every family makes its own version of harira. [...] The only must-have is yeast. This is traditional for harira, giving it some oomph [...]. I've since seen harira recipes with lamb, with chicken, with eggs.

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