Tajine Mtewem

Tajine Mtewem, usually abbreviated to Mtewem (Arabic: طاجين مثوم) is a traditional Algerian dish, and more specifically Algerine (from the city of Algiers),[1] the dish is made from minced meatballs, pieces of chicken or lamb meat, garlic, chickpeas and almonds. Its sauce is prepared with a grated onion and a lot of garlic, as its name suggests the word mtewem means “with garlic", and is usually cooked in a Tajine pot.[2][3][4] like most Algerian dishes, it can be prepared with either a white sauce, or a red spicy sauce.[5]

Tajine Mtewem
Algerian tajine mtewem with beef and meatballs
Alternative namesTagine mtewem, Mtewem
Place of originAlgeria
Region or stateAlgiers
Serving temperatureHot
Similar dishesTajine Kefta
  • Traditional Algerian tajine mtewem made with white sauce and served in a tajine pot
    Traditional Algerian tajine mtewem made with white sauce and served in a tajine pot
  • Traditional Algerian tajine mtewem served in a tajine pot in Algiers, Algeria.
    Traditional Algerian tajine mtewem served in a tajine pot in Algiers, Algeria.

References
  1. Bouayed, Fatima-Zohra (1983). La cuisine algérienne. Paris: Messidor/Temps actuels. ISBN 2-201-01648-8. OCLC 11290460.
  2. "African cuisine: Algerian mtewem". Le Journal de l'Afrique. 2021-04-23. Retrieved 2022-05-30.
  3. "mtewem, cuisine algerienne المثوم". Amour de cuisine (in French). 2022-03-13. Retrieved 2022-05-30.
  4. Harig Benmostefa, Fatima Zohra. "Lexique et identité culturelle de la gastronomie Algérienne d'expression française". Aleph: Langues, Médias & Sociétés – via Université Mohamed Ben Ahmed Oran2.
  5. Chun, Hui-Jung (1996). "Food of Maghreb -Algerian food in particular-". Journal of the Korean Society of Food Culture (in Korean). 11 (5): 660. ISSN 1225-7060.
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