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Seffa (Sweet Cinnamon Vermicelli)

Name: Seffa (Sweet Cinnamon Vermicelli)
Total time: 25 min
Yield: Serves 2
Cuisine: Morocco
Ingredients: 150g Very thin pasta; 3 tbsp Butter; 2 tsp Cinnamon powder; 3 tbsp Powdered sugar; 2 tbsp Almonds, chopped; 2 tbsp Raisins

Dessert

⏱ 25 min

👥 Serves 2

Difficulty ⭐

Steamed fine noodles finished sweet with cinnamon and butter — served at both celebrations and everyday meals.

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📖 The Story Behind This Dish

Made with extremely fine pasta (sheriya) or couscous, finished sweet with butter, cinnamon, and powdered sugar. At weddings and celebrations it can be served as a main course alongside chicken, but at home it's often made as a casual, dessert-like light dish, embodying Morocco's distinctive sweet-and-savory food culture.

🌆 Where it's eaten: A family celebration in Fez: seffa arrives at the table, its lattice of powdered sugar and cinnamon a beautiful, festive sight.

🥕 Ingredients (serves 2)

Very thin pasta 150g
Butter 3 tbsp
Cinnamon powder 2 tsp
Powdered sugar 3 tbsp
Almonds, chopped 2 tbsp
Raisins 2 tbsp

👩‍🍳 Instructions

Cook the vermicelli (or angel hair pasta) according to package directions.
Drain and toss with butter.
Steam briefly to fluff, if desired (optional).
Plate and dust with a lattice pattern of powdered sugar and cinnamon.
Scatter with chopped almonds and raisins.
Serve with milk or buttermilk on the side, if desired.

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