Fried · Bakery Snack
Sfinz
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This ring-shaped fried dough is a bakery-counter staple in Tripoli, sold alongside flatbread rather than as a dessert-only treat.
Sfinz is a simple yeasted dough, deep-fried until golden and puffed, sold hot from bakeries and street stalls in neighborhoods like Al Dahra and the Old Medina. It's often eaten plain or dusted with sugar as a quick snack any time of day.
Why it's made this way: Fried dough is a fast, low-cost item for bakeries to turn out in volume, and sfinz became a fixture of Tripoli's street-stall bakery scene alongside khubz flatbread and lamb skewers.
Roughly what's in it
300kcal
6gprotein
42gcarbs
12gfat
Estimated per typical street-vendor portion — not lab-tested.
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