Condiment
Tunisian Harissa
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Tunisian harissa is the reference chilli paste: baklouti or similar, caraway, coriander, garlic, oil, brick-red, hot and aromatic not just burn. It is the couscous and grilled-fish condiment of Tunisia. A spoon in a stew or on the table. Rose harissa is floral and usually milder. Generic "harissa" that tastes only of cayenne is not this.
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Characteristics
Preparations
CouscousGrilled FishTable
Traits
Aromatic HotBakloutiBrick RedCaraway CorianderNot Only CayenneReferenceTubeTunisia
History
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Tunisian kitchens made harissa the daily chilli paste after New World peppers arrived.
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Tubes of Tunisian harissa became a Maghrebi pantry export.
Tunisian harissa was specified against generic chilli pastes called harissa.