Sfenj
Maghrebi fried doughnut rings / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Sfenj (from the Arabic word Arabic: سفنج, romanized: Safanj, meaning sponge) is a Maghrebi doughnut: a light, spongy ring of dough fried in oil. Sfenj is eaten plain, sprinkled with sugar, or soaked in honey. It is a well-known dish in the Maghreb and is traditionally made and sold early in the morning for breakfast or in the late afternoon accompanied by tea—usually Maghrebi mint tea—or coffee.[2] The term Sfenj is used in Algeria and other parts of the Maghreb. It is called bambalouni in Tunisia,[3] and Sfenj in Libya.[4] In Morocco, the term "Sfenj" is used, also sometimes nicknamed in the literature "Moroccan doughnuts".[5][6][7] It is also called Khfaf or ftayr in Algeria,[8][9][10] and is sometimes also dubbed as the "Algerian doughnut".[11][12]