Clearly, Zinédine Zidane, the star of world football, does not miss an opportunity to reiterate his attachment to the culture and habits of his country of origin, Algeria.
His last secret concerns his diet. Kabyle bread is part of the menu of one of the greatest footballers of all time.
Zinédine Zidane was born 52 years ago in Marseille to Algerian parents from the Béjaïa region, in Kabylia. His father, Smaïl Zidane, emigrated to France in the early 1950s to look for work.
He stayed there and started a family, but 70 years later, he still remained attached to the land where he was born. An attachment that he transmitted to his children, and even to his grandchildren, as we saw last May when the family traveled to Aguemoun (Béjaïa) to pay their respects at the grave of the eldest of siblings, Farid, died in 2019 at age 54.
During his lifetime, Farid regularly went to Aguemoun, like his father. Before his death, he had expressed the wish to be buried there. Zinédine Zidane’s visits to Algeria, on the other hand, are very rare, obviously because of his career. However, he too has the same attachment to Algeria.
Zinédine Zidane opens up about her diet
In his last interview with Média Carré, there was no mention of Algeria, but the former player and coach of Real Madrid did not fail to mention it indirectly.
Zizou was asked about his healthy weight at 52 years old compared to his period of activity. “ I’m even below, but I lost my muscle “, replied the 1998 world champion. “ It’s not the same, he continues, now, there is a little more Kabyle bread, a little more couscous “.
“ We eat a little more, but honestly, I’m below because I’m careful », Explains the footballer again.
Kabyle bread is a kind of pancake made from durum wheat or barley semolina and olive oil. Couscous is a typically Algerian dish, widely consumed in Kabylia.
Zizou has always expressed his attachment to his Algerian origins. In the past, he has explained that if he does not speak Kabyle fluently, unlike his brothers, it is because he had to move away from his family home at a very young age to go to a training center.
His last visit to Algeria was in 2010. In 2006, after the end of his playing career, he visited there in a memorable and highly publicized visit. He notably visited his father’s native village where he was welcomed by an impressive crowd of fans.
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