Mhancha is a sweet coiled "serpentine" pastry made using phyllo dough and almonds. It is an Algero-Ottoman influence.
Mhancha is made using ground almonds or an almond paste or even walnuts. It is made using thin sheets of phyllo dough pastry and is arranged in a spiral, hence its name. It is either fried or baked.
Mhancha is of an Algero-Ottoman influence. After Algiers fell to the French, Algerian migrants fled to Tetouan and brought Turkish influences with them, Mhancha is listed among one of the influences the Algerians brought to Tetouan.