Algerian Semolina Flatbread

Algerian semolina flatbread is a pan-cooked bread commonly served with soups, stews, or savory accompaniments.

About Algerian Semolina Flatbread

Fermented sorghum flatbread is a thin, cooked bread made from sorghum flour or meal mixed with water and allowed to ferment before cooking. It is served as a bread for scooping, wrapping, or accompanying savory foods.

The batter-based bread is usually flexible or slightly spongy, with a tangy aroma and flavour. Thickness, pore structure, sourness, and firmness depend on batter hydration, fermentation, flour texture, and cooking practice.

It is cooked on a hot griddle, plate, or other heated surface. Its colour can range from pale cream to gray, tan, or reddish brown according to the sorghum used, while cooking sets the fermented batter into a flatbread.

Ingredient type: derived ingredient

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Chakhchoukha

Algeria Algeria

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Umfitit

Sudan

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Local names for algerian semolina flatbread

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Language

English

Fermented Sorghum Flatbread

English

kesra

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Algerian Semolina Flatbread nutrition & diet

Algerian Semolina Flatbread nutritional value

Representative benchmark: Rice, white, uncooked

Representative nutrition benchmarkOfficial table values for a comparable food category, not a laboratory measurement of this exact ingredient.

Per 100 g of 100 g edible portion in the named official reference form.

Calories: 339.9kcal
Protein: 7.0g
Carbs: 74.0g
Fat: 0.9g

Representative benchmark from a comparable official food-composition category; it is not a laboratory measurement of this exact ingredient. The displayed reference form must be considered, and species, cultivar, recipe, brand, processing and preparation can change values.

Portions & preparation

Assess the specific flatbread recipe and edible portion, including semolina grind, added oil, salt, fermentation, and pan-cooking method. Record whether it is plain or served with soup, stew, butter, cheese, meat, or sauce, since accompaniments may contribute more ingredients than the bread itself.

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Diet considerations

This is generally a plant-based cereal bread made with wheat semolina, but the recipe must establish added dairy, eggs, animal fats, or meat accompaniments. Wheat-based semolina affects cereal and gluten-related dietary compatibility. Oil, fillings, coatings, and serving sauces can also change the finished food’s dietary classification.

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Dietary compatibility

Vegan
May be compatible
Vegetarian
May be compatible
Pescatarian
May be compatible
Keto
Not established
Paleo
Typically incompatible
Low-carb
Not established
Halal
Not established
Kosher
Not established

What these diet assessments mean

Vegan · May be compatible: The recorded ingredients may fit this pattern. This is not a complete recipe or manufacturing specification; check additions and preparation.
Vegetarian · May be compatible: The recorded ingredients may fit this pattern. This is not a complete recipe or manufacturing specification; check additions and preparation.
Pescatarian · May be compatible: The recorded ingredients may fit this pattern. This is not a complete recipe or manufacturing specification; check additions and preparation.
Keto · Not established: A defined serving and sourced carbohydrate data are needed before assessing this dietary pattern.
Paleo · Typically incompatible: Recorded common ingredients: Wheat semolina. This profile falls outside the conventional paleo pattern used here (grains and pseudograins, legumes, dairy or refined sugar). Recipes and products can differ.
Low-carb · Not established: A defined serving and sourced carbohydrate data are needed before assessing this dietary pattern.
Halal · Not established: Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish halal status.
Kosher · Not established: Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish kosher status.

For the plain ingredient · Awaiting review. Diet compatibility is not allergy suitability or halal/kosher certification. Keto and low-carb depend on the portion.

Reviewed ingredient entryIngredient reference · Preparations vary

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Sources & review

Nutrition reference: Australian Food Composition Database, Release 3 — F007682 ↗. Values are scaled from 100 g of the recorded edible form. Individual portions have no assumed fixed weight.

Expanded overview, name examples and nutrition notes are database drafts awaiting editorial review. Numeric nutrition values, where shown, have their own source and food-form reference.

The ingredient description and dish connections come from the draft catalogue and may change after review.

Last recorded verification: 26 September 2026.