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“Travellers and nomads carried bsisa on journeys for its nutritional value and portability in powder form.”

Bsisa

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Bsisa (Arabic: بسيسة, Berber aḍemmin, also known as bsissa, is a fine powder made from roasted barley and legumes, typical in North African cuisine, prepared and served either as a paste or drink. It dates back to Pharos times. Its history goes back a long way, and travellers and nomads used to take bsisa with them on their journeys since it was both full of nutritional value and easy to carry in its ground powder form.

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Bsisa is a fine powder born from roasted barley and legumes, ground to dust and mixed into paste or stirred into drink. It's travelled across North Africa since Pharaonic times, carried by nomads and travellers in their packs because it was both sustaining and light. The dish is practical nourishment with roots that go remarkably deep.

Order it here when it has

  • full of nutritional value
  • easy to carry
  • ancient lineage

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