Just for fun: Food culture in Tunisia

Diksha Moderator

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6 years ago

Hello everyone,

We all know Tunisian food tastes great. Do you consider yourself a foodie? Share with us your unique food experience as an expat.

1. Name 3 best well-known Tunisian street foods according to you.
2. Which are some unusual dishes that you have discovered ?
3. What makes up the typical breakfast in Tunisia?
4. Name 3 of your favourite festive dishes.
5. According to you, which essential ingredient defines Tunisian cuisine?

Thanks for participating,
Diksha

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giuliana pisanu Member

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6 years ago

Good morning,聽
This聽 are my answers聽 at your聽 questions about聽 Tunisian food:

1)best well known聽 Tunisian food:聽聽cous cous, bloukhia,聽 pulp,
2) unusual聽 dishes so far discovered:聽聽gombo, bloukhia, Psisa, elba;
3)what makes up the聽 typical聽聽food in Tunisia:聽 local species, expecially聽聽curcuma, ginger, cumin, coriander, excellent olive聽 oil,聽 light聽 friendly聽 wines.
4) favorite dishes:聽聽bloukhia with聽 meat,聽 krik, fish and meat cooked in the Tagin.
5)The essential聽 ingredient聽 defining聽 Tunisian cuisine:聽聽Healty Product, Season聽 Fruit and vegetable,聽 excellent聽 fish,聽 pulp聽 cooked in聽 several ways.

I hope to have聽 complied with your聽 request.
Good Job.
giuliana converti pisanu

ANGULARMOMENTUM Active member

94POSTS

6 years ago

1. Name 3 best well-known Tunisian street foods according to you.

Fricassee, brik, lablabi (chick pea and crouton soup)

2. Which are some unusual dishes that you have discovered ?

Probably Mulukhiyah (a viscous sauce made from dried leaves) or osban (stuffed sheep's stomach usually includes organ meat and rice)

3. What makes up the typical breakfast in Tunisia?

Cake, cookies, yogurt, dates, chemia, bassisa (a flour made of roasted chickpeas, barley, and other grains mixed into a paste with olive oil)
- basically anything sweet is breakfast in Tunisia

4. Name 3 of your favourite festive dishes.

Grilled meat, couscous with raisins, chickpeas, and lamb, and almond cookies

5. According to you, which essential ingredient defines Tunisian cuisine?

Tomato paste and olive oil
for sweet things: almonds and chickpea flour

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