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Zrig
Refreshing Sahrawi drink of yogurt diluted with water and sweetened with sugar.
About Zrig
Zrig is a traditional dairy drink of the western Sahara. This profile follows the Moroccan Sahrawi yogurt version documented for Ramadan, fixing yogurt, water and sugar rather than the separate milk-and-roasted-corn version.
Yogurt gives the drink a clean lactic tang that is softened by sugar and dilution with water. The result is gently sweet, cooling and refreshing rather than rich or heavy.
The drink is pale, smooth and lightly opaque, with a fluid consistency that pours easily. It is served cold and remains more delicate than an undiluted yogurt drink.
Allergens in this recipe
Contains: Milk.
Other allergen details are unconfirmed.
Ingredients vary by restaurant. Confirm your allergens with staff before ordering.
Ingredients in Zrig
Moroccan Sahara Yogurt Zrig.
- Plain yogurtTangy fermented dairy base
- WaterDilution and refreshing texture
- Granulated sugarGentle sweetness
Ingredient details & uncertainties
Allergen information is incomplete. Unconfirmed details do not establish that an allergen is absent.
- Plain yogurt: . The selected source explicitly fixes the yogurt branch of Sahrawi zrig
- Water:
- Granulated sugar: . The source says sugar; mapped to ordinary granulated sugar
Origins & food traditions
Morocco World News identifies zrig as a Sahrawi drink and documents a complete yogurt, water and sugar version in the Moroccan Sahara's Ramadan food culture. A referenced regional survey independently describes sour-milk zrig across Mauritania, Senegal and Western Sahara, so this profile names the selected Moroccan Sahrawi branch without presenting it as the only regional form.
Countries
- Morocco
- MauritaniaCatalogue link pending review
Cuisines & regions
- Sahrawi Cuisine
- North African Cuisine
- Moorish Mauritanian CuisineCatalogue link pending review