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| Type | Entrée | ||||||
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| Place of origin | Tunisia | ||||||
| Region or state |  Tunisia | ||||||
| Associated cuisine | Tunisian | ||||||
| 316 kcal (1323 kJ) | |||||||
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A fricasse (Arabic: 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.[1][2] They are usually purchased from traditional Tunisian food vendors. They can be made at home or in fast food restaurants.[3]
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.[4]
