Algiers -

In the popular Bab El Wadi neighborhood in the heart of the capital, Algiers, a few meters away from the three hours, hundreds of devotees of the popular sweetener known as “Qalb Al-Louz” line up in front of a small shop whose entrance is hardly visible due to the overcrowding.

He does not sell an exclusive traditional sweet, but rather a popular sweetener that is consumed in the month of Ramadan in particular, and is sold in all parts of the country, and the craftsmen in it are hardly counted, but Haj Hamid's shop has another story.

Almond heart

Haj Hamid, may God have mercy on him, is considered the oldest who introduced the "Qalb Almond" dessert to Algeria, and opened his shop more than 120 years ago, according to what his grandson Balut Abdel Qader tells Al Jazeera Net, as he returned with the recipe of "harissa" from the Levant in which he was residing.

The following image, which was widely circulated earlier on social media, shows a scramble in front of Haj Hamid's shop to buy "Qalb Almond" sweets.

Haj Hamid developed the “harissa” dessert and added some ingredients to it, and made it an authentic Algerian dessert, which has become one of the basics of Ramadan tables in the country.

Although the recipe for "Qalb Almond" has spread and is being made in various states of the country, the Haj Hamid family has retained the leadership of offering this dessert, which is considered one of the gifts that Algerians take outside the country.

Doubara Biskra, the Algerians' lover in Ramadan (Al Jazeera)

Dubara

In Bisker, in the southeast of Algeria, queues of people rushing to the Si Kassem shop, famous for preparing the “Dobara” dish, draw the attention of passers-by in the popular market, which is considered one of the oldest shops that specializes in selling this popular food.

Hours before the Maghrib call to prayer, Dobara lovers line up in front of the shop to get what they consider the most delicious preparation of food, beans, chickpeas, a little tomato and green coriander, along with a number of local and spicy spices.

The “Dobara” dish is one of the local dishes that almost all the women of the region, even the men, are familiar with. Hardly any house is devoid of skilled people, but the taste of the Si Qasim family is different and it is not like the Dobara in any other place.

The descendants of the family inherited the craft from their grandfather who started it many years ago, and the family name became popular, and it was passed down by the generations of customers and the generations of the family as well, who are keen to receive and deliver the craft, especially after the family registered a name for itself among the many competitors.

The Caliphate family is proud of being the oldest and most famous in the field of sweet candy industry in Constantine, Algeria (Al Jazeera)

Al Jawziyah

In the east of the country, in the city of Constantine, there is a shop for the oldest family making the famous “Al Jouzia” dessert.

One of the descendants of the young Mahdi’s succession family tells Al Jazeera Net that the story began since the beginning of 1930, nearly a century ago, when his grandfather attended a dessert with simple ingredients, including egg whites and free honey along with walnuts. This recipe is said to have its origins in one of the Bey maids in The era of Ottoman rule in the region.

Al-Jawziyyah.. Sweet Palaces in Constantine (Al-Jazeera)

Al-Jawzia dessert was a favorite among the beys after it was offered by a skilled maidservant in preparing food, and its recipe emerged from the palaces of the beys, and was developed by many families in the city, so that the Khalifa family became the most famous presenter.