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Nutritional Values

🔥430kcal
💪13gProtein
🌾65gCarbs
🥑14gFat
🌿8gFibre
⚖️430 gServing

* Per serving · 430 g. May vary.

Allergens

🌾 Gluten 🥜 Nuts

Tagoula

How to order / say it
Say it تاگولا — [ta-goo-la]
Order Warm tagoula with honey, please.
Locally من فضلك تاگولا دافئة بالعسل
Say locally

A thick Amazigh barley porridge served warm with argan oil, honey, or nuts.

Why try it?

Tagoula offers a taste of the older Amazigh foodways surrounding Agadir, where barley was a dependable staple in dry farming communities. It is comforting, generous, and closely tied to nourishing guests and celebrating the harvest.

How it tastes

The porridge is soft, creamy, and pleasantly grainy, with a toasted barley aroma. Honey adds floral sweetness, while argan oil or almonds contribute a warm, nutty richness.

Origin & History — first documented: 1600

Tagoula is rooted in Amazigh barley cooking in the Souss and Anti-Atlas regions, with traditions extending back centuries. It was prepared as an everyday porridge and as a communal dish for seasonal agricultural occasions. Agadir's regional identity and souks keep this rural preparation visible in the modern city.

Recipe

Ingredients

  • 🌾 160 g barley flour
  • 🥕 600 ml water
  • 🥛 250 ml milk
  • 🍯 50 g honey
  • 🫒 25 ml argan oil
  • 🥜 35 g almonds
  • 🧂 2 g anise seeds
  • 🧂 1 g salt

Method

  1. 1 Whisk barley flour into cold water until smooth.
  2. 2 Bring to a gentle simmer with anise and salt, stirring constantly.
  3. 3 Add milk and cook until thick, smooth, and fully tender.
  4. 4 Serve warm with honey, argan oil, and toasted almonds.

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