‘Zlabia,’ Special Ramadan Food In Algeria

An Algerian confectioner makes a special type of sweets known as “zlabia” in a pastry shop in Boufarik city of Blida province, south of Algiers, Algeria, on July 24, 2012. Zlabia, a type of pastry with typical ingredients including flour, yeast, yogurt and sugar, is the most popular sweets during the holy month of Ramadan in Algeria. The holly month of Ramadan, the ninth month of the Lunar Hijiri calendar, started on July 20 in Algeria. <Xinhua/Mohamed Kadri>

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