Seffa

Seffa (Arabic: السفة) is a Maghrebi term^[1] for a dish of sweetened semolina cuscus with butter, cinnamon, and almonds.^[2] The dish may incorporate meat,^[3] and also alternatively be made with vermicelli or rice.^[4][5] This dish is generally consumed at the end of a meal, before dessert. It is often served at traditional marriage ceremonies and family gatherings.^{[citation needed]}

Seffa السفة

Moroccan vermicelli-based seffa
Region or state	Maghreb
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Seffa can also be served with chicken (السفة بالدجاج) or with raisins (السفة الحلوة بالزبيب).^[6]

According to Emily Gottreich, the version of seffa involving a mixture of butter with chicken, or other meat, is a "distinctively Moroccan dish" traditionally only found in Muslim homes owing to the Jewish dietary prohibition on the mixing of meat and dairy in a single meal.^[3]

However, seffa in its simpler form, flavoured with just sugar and cinnamon, is prepared by Moroccan Jewish communities on thenight of the Mimouna. This dish is also known by the French: Couscous Sucré et Sec (sweet and dry couscous).^[7]

There are also sweetened cuscus dishes besides seffa, such as mesfouf.