fricasse

{{Short description|Type of savory fried pastry}}

{{About||the French dish|Fricassee|the Bolivian dish|Fricasé}}

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| image = Le fricassé.JPG

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| country = Tunisia

| region = {{TUN}}

| national_cuisine = Tunisian

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| type = Entrée

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| serving_size = 1 (209 g)

| calories = 316

| protein = 15

| fat = 6

| carbohydrate = 48

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A fricasse ({{langx|ar|فريكسي or فريكاسي}}) is a savory fried pastry often filled with tuna, hard-boiled egg, olives, harissa, preserved lemons, capers and mashed potato, with turmeric as a condiment.{{Cite web |last=Abitbol |first=Vera |date=2018-03-19 |title=Fricassé |url=https://www.196flavors.com/tunisia-fricasse/ |access-date=2022-12-06 |website=196 flavors |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |date=2016-12-26 |title=Tunisian Fricassee (Fricassé)- This is How I roll :) |url=https://www.afooda.com/tunisian-fricassee-fricasse-roll/ |access-date=2022-12-06 |website=afooda |language=en-US}} They are usually purchased from traditional Tunisian food vendors. They can be made at home or in fast food restaurants.{{in lang|fr}} [http://www.kerkenniens.com/recette-cuisine-fricasse-tunisien/ Recette du fricassé (Kerkenniens)]

Oral history claims that the recipe originates in 19th century Tunisia.

Many Jewish families who emigrated from Tunisia or Tunisian-influenced regions such as Tripolitania or eastern Algeria (former Ifriqiya) to Israel still have this food as a family recipe, and it is therefore a relatively common street food in Israel.{{Citation |title=Israeli Street Food - Fricassee Zehava - Tsfat (Safed) Israel |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4VsWb8QcV9E |language=en |access-date=2022-12-06}}