Lablabi
Sign in to saveLablabi or lablebi () is a traditional Tunisian dish based on chickpeas in a thin garlic- and cumin-flavored broth, served over small pieces of stale crusty bread. It is a staple comfort food in Tunisia and is also found in variations in Iraq and other parts of the Middle East.
Key facts
- Food.name
- Lablabi
- Food.image
- Bol de Leblabi de Tunisie, 21 mars 2017.jpg
- Food.caption
- Lablabi with the eggs in a Tunis restaurant
- Food.type
- Soup
- Food.course
- Main course
- Food.country
- Tunisia
- Food.region
- North Africa
- Food.national_cuisine
- Tunisian cuisine
- Food.served
- Hot
- Food.main_ingredient
- Chickpeas, garlic, cumin, stale bread
- Food.minor_ingredient
- Olive oil, harissa, eggs, capers, tuna, lemon juice, Baklouti pepper
- Food.variations
- Hergma (with cow's trotters), Bizerte lablebi (sandwich style)
- Food.calories
- 353
- Food.protein
- 16
- Food.fat
- 9
- Food.carbohydrate
- 54
- Food.glycemic_index
- Low
- Food.similar_dish
- Lablabi (Iraqi)
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- Bol de Leblabi de Tunisie, 21 mars 2017.jpg
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Lablabi or lablebi () is a traditional Tunisian dish based on chickpeas in a thin garlic- and cumin-flavored broth, served over small pieces of stale crusty bread. It is a staple comfort food in Tunisia and is also found in variations in Iraq and other parts of the Middle East.
The name derives from the Turkish word leblebi, meaning grilled chickpeas.