DISH RESEARCH · Breakfast
Bsisa
Libyan roasted barley-and-pulse mixture blended with olive oil into a sweet paste.
About Bsisa
Temehu describes this Libyan bsisa, also called ademmin, as a traditional sweet breakfast mixture. Its roasted chickpeas, green lentils, barley and broad beans are combined with seeds, turmeric, sugar and olive oil.
Coriander and fenugreek give the mixture its strong aroma. Sugar offsets the bitter fenugreek note, while chickpeas and turmeric contribute the yellow colour described by the source.
The fine roasted powder becomes a smooth, rich paste with olive oil. This version follows the traditional firmer mixture, accompanied by fresh palm dates and hot black tea.
Allergens in this recipe
Contains: Barley (gluten).
Other allergen details are unconfirmed.
Ingredients vary by restaurant. Confirm your allergens with staff before ordering.
Ingredients in Bsisa
Temehu’s traditional Libyan bsisa / ademmin with barley and roasted pulses.
- Dry barleyBase
- Dry chickpeasBase
- Dry green lentilsBase
- Dry broad beansBaseIngredient page not linked
- Fenugreek seedsSeasoning
- Coriander seedsSeasoning
- TurmericSeasoning
- SugarSweetener
- Extra virgin olive oilLiquid
- Fresh palm datesAccompaniment
- Hot black teaAccompaniment
Ingredient details & uncertainties
Allergen information is incomplete. Unconfirmed details do not establish that an allergen is absent.
- Dry barley: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Barley (gluten) source-confirmed
- Dry chickpeas: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Dry green lentils: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Dry broad beans: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Ingredient page link pending verification or catalogue review
- Fenugreek seeds: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Coriander seeds: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Coriander-only option selected over sweet-cumin alternatives.
- Turmeric: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Sugar: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Extra virgin olive oil: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Fresh palm dates: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Fresh option selected over fenugreek-coated fried dates; broader date candidate.
- Hot black tea: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Named drink only; separate tea/sugar formulation not imported.
Origins & food traditions
Countries
- Libya
- LibyaCatalogue link pending review
Cuisines & regions
- Libyan Cuisine
- Libyan cuisineCatalogue link pending review
AI-generated illustration of one possible presentation. Recipes and ingredients vary; the image does not establish allergen content.