Asida is a common dish across the Arab world made by stirring wheat flour into boiling water, sometimes with added butter or honey, into a lump of dough similar in texture to fufu. It is eaten mainly in the Middle East and parts of Africa, particularly Sudan, Morocco, Libya, Algeria, Tunisia, Yemen, Ethiopia and Eritrea, and is often served during religious holidays such as Mawlid and Eid and at traditional ceremonies including the naming and hair cutting of a newborn, as well as traditionally at breakfast and to women in labor. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Introduction
Similar in texture to fufu, it is eaten mainly in Middle East and African countries.
- In Cuisine: Indonesian Cuisine, Wikipedia category list
- In Cuisine: Middle Eastern Cuisine, Wikipedia category list
- In Cuisine: Tunisian Cuisine, Wikipedia category list
- Uses Ingredient: Honey, Infobox main_ingredient field: Wheat flour; butter or honey
- Uses Ingredient: Butter, Infobox main_ingredient field: Wheat flour; butter or honey
Expresses Tradition: Ramadan and Eid Feasting Traditions, Lead section
Often served during religious holidays such as Mawlid and Eid, it is also served during other traditional ceremonies-for example, those accompanying the birth of a child, such as the ‘aqīqah, the cutting of the hair of a newborn seven days after birth.
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