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<\/p>\nTunisian food is both filling and delicious with its fresh ingredients and various spices and herbs. It’s a cuisine with influences from the Mediterranean, mainly the French cuisine but also Italian and Spanish, as well as other North African countries.<\/p>\n
It’s a country known for its love of food, but also, its love for spicy dishes. Down below you can read more about the Tunisian cuisine and its traditional dishes.<\/p>\n
Lablabi is a Tunisian soup with chickpeas that’s both tasty and filling. It’s made from chickpeas that have been cooked in olive oil, garlic, cumin, salt, harissa and lemon juice.<\/p>\n
Sometimes the soup is topped with eggs and tuna before serving.<\/p>\n
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Couscous is Tunisia’s national dish and is called “Kosksi” in the country. It’s a dish that can be prepared in several different ways and can vary depending on where you are in the country.<\/p>\n
However, it’s normally served in a deep plate with meat or fish and vegetables on top.<\/p>\n
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The traditional Tunisian sandwich Fricassee is a must to taste in Tunisia. It’s a sandwich that’s filled with a variety of ingredients, including tuna, hummus, eggs, capers, olives and harissa.<\/p>\n
It’s a classic dish when it comes to street food in Tunisia. You can often find this sandwich on menus in sandwich shops and fast food restaurants around the country.<\/p>\n
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Harissa is a spicy red sauce made from red chili pepper, olive oil, spices and herbs such as cumin, coriander and garlic.<\/p>\n
This sauce comes from Tunisia, but is also common in several other North African cuisines such as the Libyan, Algerian and Moroccan cuisines.<\/p>\n
The sauce is used as an ingredient in a variety of dishes – including sandwiches, soups, stews and couscous.<\/p>\n
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Merguez is a spicy sausage made from beef, mutton or a mixture of both. The red color of the sausage comes from the harissa sauce, which also gives the sausages its spicy taste.<\/p>\n
They can be served directly from the grill, in the breakfast dish shakshuka or as an ingredient in sandwiches.<\/p>\n
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This is a popular breakfast dish in Tunisia that’s a must to taste. It’s a dish made of tomato sauce, garlic, chili, various spices and eggs.<\/p>\n
Sometimes meat is also added to the dish, like the sausage Merguez for example.<\/p>\n
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Brik is a classic Tunisian dish that’s served in most restaurants and fast food restaurants around the country. It’s a dish made of thin dough filled with minced meat or vegetables together with eggs.<\/p>\n
The dough with the filling is folded, cooked and served steaming hot.<\/p>\n
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This is another classic dish in Tunisian cuisine. It’s a grilled salad made from cooked tomatoes with green peppers, onions, olive oil, spices, harissa and lemon.<\/p>\n
Before serving, the grilled salad is topped with hard-boiled eggs and tuna.<\/p>\n
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Kamounia is a Tunisian stew made from beef cooked in cumin. It’s a stew that’s both tasty and filling.<\/p>\n
The kamounia stew is usually served with rice and chopped parsley on top.<\/p>\n
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The Tunisian cuisine is a mix of the Mediterranean cuisine and the Berber cuisine. Like many other Mediterranean countries, the Tunisian cuisine is also based on olive oil, tomatoes, spices, fish, seafood and meat.<\/p>\n
Unlike other North African countries, Tunisian food is quite spicy. A common ingredient in traditional dishes is the hot and spicy harissa sauce.<\/p>\n
Chili, tomato puree, tuna, eggs and olives are also common in Tunisian food.<\/p>\n
Couscous is Tunisia’s national dish.<\/p>\n
One of the most popular sweets in Tunisia is Makroudh. It’s a pastry made from date paste that’s rolled into a semolina dough. The pastries are then baked in the oven and glazed with honey.<\/p>\n
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