Beboush is a Moroccan soup made from what animal?

Beboush is a Moroccan soup made from snails.

The dish is also known as babbouche or babouche, and its defining ingredient is land snail meat. In Morocco, it is commonly sold as a hot street-food soup, especially in markets and medinas. The snails are cleaned and simmered in a strongly seasoned broth rather than treated like seafood.

Typical flavorings can include anise, licorice-like spices, thyme, caraway, and other aromatic herbs, although recipes vary by vendor and region. The broth itself is often consumed along with the snails, making the dish distinct from simply serving cooked snails.

A common mix-up is confusing beboush with Moroccan seafood soups containing shrimp, eel, or clams. Those ingredients may appear in other regional preparations, but they are not the defining animal in beboush. The related name babbouche is also used for the snail dish.