Tunisia · Middle East & North Africa

Bsissa

Name: Bsissa
Total time: 5 min
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Tunisia
Ingredients: 100 g bsissa flour; 2 tbsp olive oil; 1–2 tbsp honey or sugar; 250 ml water or milk (for the drink version); 4 dates

Roasted barley-chickpea flour mixed with olive oil and sweetened, an old Tunisian breakfast staple.

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Bsissa

5 minTotal

2Servings

1/5Effort

2/5Wow factor

Ingredients

100 g bsissa flour
2 tbsp olive oil
1–2 tbsp honey or sugar
250 ml water or milk (for the drink version)
4 dates

Instructions

Put the bsissa in a bowl.
Rub in the olive oil until the flour is moist and sandy.
For the thick version, add honey and press into a soft paste
for the drink, whisk in water or milk.
Serve with dates.