Harqma

{{short description|North African lamb stew}}

Harqma is a soup or stew prepared using lamb. It is common in the Maghreb area of Northern Africa. Harqma is often consumed during Ramadan, as a meal to break one's fast (sawm) after sunset. Lamb's trotters are sometimes used as an ingredient. It has been suggested that harqma originated from the Middle Ages.

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{{cite book | last=Wright | first=C.A. | title=The Best Soups in the World | publisher=Houghton Mifflin Harcourt | year=2011 | isbn=978-0-544-17779-6 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=G9lxnIrrQ9IC&pg=PT68 | page=68}}

{{cite book | last=Wright | first=C. | title=The Best Stews in the World | publisher=Harvard Common Press | year=2012 | isbn=978-1-55832-747-4 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=77CvEgNk4xoC&pg=PA116 | page=116}}

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Category:African soups

Category:Lamb dishes

Category:North African cuisine