rechta رشتة
Tunisian Derja · noun
“rechta” (رشتة) is a noun in Tunisian Derja meaning dish of fresh strip pasta.
Meanings
- dish of fresh strip pasta
- noodles in general
Usage
Rechta refers to fresh pasta cut into thin strips. The word also refers to the dish made with it, often served with chicken or meat in sauce. It is mainly cooked in home cuisine in the Tunis region. By extension, the word is also used for noodles in general, including Asian noodles at a restaurant. It is feminine and uncountable: one says chwaya rechta ("a little rechta") or s7an rechta ("a plate of rechta"). Do not confuse it with couscous or with industrial pasta, called makarouna.
Example
أمي طيبت رشتة بالدجاج
ommi tayblet rechta bel djèj
“My mother made rechta with chicken.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “rechta” but also “rachta”, “reshta” and “rechtaa”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.