Zrig
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| Type | Fermented milk |
| Course | Beverage |
| Place of origin | Mauritania |
| Associated cuisine | Mauritanian cuisine |
| Main ingredients | Sour milk, sugar, water |
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Zrig (Hassaniyya: زريق or زريك, zrik; Fula: toufam) is a fermented milk beverage of the west Sahara. A traditional drink of Mauritanian, Senegalese and Western Saharan cuisine, zrig is made from soured milk (French: lait caillé) mixed with sugar and cut with water; regional variants include additions of flavorings and grains. Zrig is one of the main beverages offered to guest along with Maghrebi mint tea (Hassaniyya: attai). It is valued for being refreshing in the Saharan climate, and is traditionally consumed at the beginning of iftar during Ramadan.