A FOOD TRADITION

Tunisian Cuisine

Tunisian cuisine combines wheat-based staples, olive oil, seafood, vegetables, legumes, aromatic spices, and North African cooking traditions.

Dishes linked to this cuisine

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Ghraiba Homs

A Tunisian chickpea-flour shortbread cookie made with chickpea flour, sugar, and fat and baked until crumbly.

Kaak Warka

A delicate Tunisian ring pastry made from thin wheat dough wrapped around an almond filling and flavored with sugar and orange blossom water.

Kafteji

A Tunisian dish of assorted vegetables fried or roasted, chopped together, and combined with eggs and seasoning.

Lablabi

A Tunisian chickpea soup typically served over torn wheat bread and seasoned with garlic, cumin, harissa, olive oil, and lemon, often with egg or tuna.

Madfouna

A Tunisian stew associated with Tunisian Jewish and Tunis-area cooking, made from slowly cooked chard or spinach, white beans, olive oil, spices, and beef or veal; some versions include veal trotters and meatballs.

Makroudh

A Tunisian semolina pastry filled with dates, shaped into diamonds, fried or baked, and finished with honey or sugar syrup.

Marqa Jelbana

Marqa Jelbana is a Tunisian pea stew cooked with lamb, tomato, onion, garlic, olive oil, and savory seasonings.

Masfouf

A Tunisian steamed couscous dish commonly served sweet with milk, butter, sugar, raisins, dates, and optional nuts.

Mhamsa

Mhamsa is a Tunisian preparation of small pasta simmered with a tomato-based sauce or broth, chickpeas, onion, garlic, and aromatic seasonings.

Mkharek

Mkharek is a Tunisian deep-fried semolina pastry made with a yeasted dough and soaked in sweet syrup.

Mloukhiya

A Tunisian slow-cooked stew of jute leaves and beef flavored with garlic, coriander, and caraway.

Nwasser

A Tunisian dish of small steamed semolina pasta pieces served with a rich stew, commonly including chicken or lamb, vegetables, and chickpeas.

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