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{{short description|Moroccan spread of almonds, oil, honey}} {{Expand Arabic|topic=cult|أملو|date=March 2022}} {{Infobox food | name = Amlou | image = ArganAmlou Oil Mill.jpg | image_size = 220px | caption = | alternate_name = | country = Morocco | region = Souss | course = | type = Spread | served = | main_ingredient = Almond, honey; Argan oil| | calories = | other = |no_commons=true |no_recipes=true |creator=Shilha people}} '''Amlu''' ({{langx|ar|أملو}} ; {{langx|ber|ⴰⵎⵍⵓ}}), also spelled '''amlou''', is a spread used in Moroccan cuisine. It consists of argan oil, almonds and honey. The almonds are toasted, which are then crushed and kneaded with honey and argan oil.<ref name="EB">{{Cite encyclopedia|year=1989|title=Arganier|encyclopedia=Encyclopédie berbère|publisher=Edisud|url=https://journals.openedition.org/encyclopedieberbere/2586|last=Camps|first=Gabriel|publication-place=Aix-en-Provence|volume=6 {{!}} Antilopes – Arzuges|date=|isbn=2-85744-324-2|editor-last=Camps|editor-first=Gabriel|authorlink=Gabriel Camps}}</ref> Amlou is usually served for breakfast or afternoon tea with pancakes and pastries.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mymoroccanfood.com/home/2015/amlou|title=Amlou|publisher=}}</ref>

Amlu is one of the multiple uses of Argan oil. In Shilha cuisine, argan oil plays the role usually held by olive oil in other parts of the Maghreb.<ref name="EB" />

==See also== * Cooking oil * List of almond dishes * List of spreads * {{portal-inline|Food|size=tiny}}

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== External links == {{commons category|Amlou}} * [https://m.youtube.com/watch?index=39&v=LJSwkx8PL-M&t=0s&list=UU9gYwlEImx_2V4rWnB_3_vQ How to make Amlou] * {{unimelb|Argania.html}}

Category:Spreads (food) Category:Moroccan cuisine Category:Berber culture