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Ma'amoul (Arabic: معمول [mɑʕmuːl], also spelled m'aamoul, m'amul, m'aamul) is a filled butter cookie made with semolina flour. The filling can be made with dried fruits like figs or dates or nuts such as pistachios or walnuts and occasionally almonds.[1]

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Ma'amoul

Type	Dessert
Region or state	Arab world, Turkey
Main ingredients	Semolina, dates, pistachios or walnuts
Cookbook: Ma'amoul   Media: Ma'amoul

Ma'amoul are usually made during the Easter holiday, Purim, and a few days before Eid (then stored to be served with Arabic coffee and chocolate to guests who come during the holiday).[1][2] It is popular throughout the Arab world,[3] especially in the Arabian peninsula.[4]

They may be in the shape of balls, domed or flattened cookies. They can either be decorated by hand or be made in special wooden moulds called tabe.[5]

Variations

The cookies can be filled with nuts (commonly used nuts are pistachios, almonds or walnuts) or dried fruits, most commonly orange-scented date paste.[6]

In Turkey, Ma'amouls are referred to as Kombe and are usually consisted of crushed walnuts, ginger and cinnamon for the filling.[7]

Etymology

The Arabic word Ma'amoul (Arabic: معمول) is derived from the Arabic verb Arabic: 'amala, meaning to "to do".[8]

Customs

While ma'amoul are consumed all-year long, they are most associated with Eid Al-Fitr or iftar as meals in celebration for the ending of Ramadan's fasting.[9] For Christian Arabs as well, ma'amoul is also part of the Easter celebrations.[5]

Karabij

A more elaborate version known as karabij (Turkish: kerebiç)[10] is used on special occasions. For this, nut-filled ma'amoul balls are stacked in a pyramid and served with a white cream called Naatiffe made from egg whites, sugar syrup and soapwort (Saponaria officinalis). It is popular in Syria, Lebanon. It originates from Aleppo and is also popular in Gaziantep and Hatay as a result.

See also

References

Further reading

External links

• "Maamoul – Traditional Middle Eastern Cookies". www.libanaissweets.com. Retrieved 10 November 2015.

На других языках

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- [en] Ma'amoul

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[ru] Маамуль

Маамуль (араб. معمول‎), также пишется m’aamoul, m’amul, m’aamul — арабское печенье с начинкой из фиников, орехов, таких как фисташки или грецкие, а иногда из миндаля или инжира[1][2][3] . Маамуль обычно готовят за несколько дней до Рождества, Пасхи или Ураза-байрам, подают с кофе по-арабски и шоколадом гостям, которые приходят во время праздника[1][4]. Печенье популярно во всем арабском мире[5], особенно на Аравийском полуострове[6].

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