Mouna
Algerian sweet bread / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mouna or Mona,[1] also known as Lamona or Khobz soltani[2] is an Algerian orange scented brioche that is indigenous to the city of Oran. It has a sweet taste enriched with oil and eggs and often contains anise, sesame, orange or other citrus. The Pieds noirs, who introduced it into France in the 1960s, tend to eat it at Easter.
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Type | Bread |
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Place of origin | Algeria |
Region or state | Algeria and France |
Main ingredients | Eggs, fine white flour, water, yeast, sugar, anise, orange zest or juice, lemon zest of juice, sesame seeds, confectioner's sugar and salt |
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