North Africa · Street food
Ta'miya (Spiced Herb and Fava Bean Croquettes)
Golden, airy split fava bean patties perfumed with crushed coriander, fresh dill, and garlic, deep-fried to crisp perfection.
The story
Eaten across all urban centers in Sudan from dawn to mid-morning, ta'miya is the definitive national breakfast and quick street bite, usually tucked into warm aish baladi flatbread with dakwa (peanut paste sauce) or sliced tomatoes. Market stalls and neighborhood street carts fry these patties continuously in massive iron woks over open flames for crowds of commuters. Unlike the chickpea falafel of the Levant, Sudanese ta'miya relies strictly on soaked dried peeled fava beans whipped vigorously with aromatics and baking powder to generate an exceptionally light, honeycomb-like interior.
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