Harqma

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Harqma is a soup or stew prepared using lamb. [1] [2] It is common in the Maghreb area of Northern Africa. [1] [2] Harqma is often consumed during Ramadan, as a meal to break one's fast (sawm) after sunset. [1] Lamb's trotters are sometimes used as an ingredient. [1] [2] It has been suggested that harqma originated from the Middle Ages. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Wright, C.A. (2011). The Best Soups in the World. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. p. 68. ISBN   978-0-544-17779-6.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Wright, C. (2012). The Best Stews in the World. Harvard Common Press. p. 116. ISBN   978-1-55832-747-4.