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Tunisian Lamb Marqa

Tunisian-lamb-stew-marqa
Marqa is a hearty Tunisian stew, slow-simmered with tomatoes, spices, and tender lamb. Served with couscous or fresh bread, it’s a warming, bold dish that reflects Tunisia’s love of spice and comfort. This version uses lamb shoulder simmered in a tomato-based sauce with chickpeas and vegetables.

Tunisian Couscous

Tunesian CousCous
Couscous is Tunisia’s national dish — a fragrant semolina grain steamed and served with a rich sauce of meat, fish, or vegetables. Unlike Moroccan couscous, Tunisian couscous often has a spicy kick thanks to harissa, making it bold and deeply satisfying. This recipe brings together tender lamb (or fish), seasonal vegetables, and the signature flavors of North Africa in one dish.

Tunisian Tajine

Tunisian Tajin
Tunisian Tajine is a rich, comforting baked dish made with eggs, cheese, herbs, and spiced meat or chicken. Unlike the Moroccan tajine, it isn’t a stew but rather a set, oven-baked frittata that’s cut into slices and served warm or cold. Popular at family gatherings, celebrations, and Ramadan tables, it’s versatile, filling, and deeply Tunisian.

Bambalouni

Bambalouni (Tunisian Doughnuts)
Bambalouni is Tunisia’s answer to the doughnut — golden, chewy, and coated in sugar. These street-food favorites are sold on beaches and in markets, often eaten piping hot straight from the fryer. Crispy on the outside and airy inside, they’re the ultimate sweet snack.

Tunesian Lablébi

Tunesian lablebi
Lablébi is Tunisia’s ultimate comfort food — a humble chickpea stew flavored with cumin, garlic, and harissa, served over torn pieces of bread and topped with olive oil, capers, olives, and sometimes a poached egg. It’s cheap, filling, and deeply satisfying — the kind of dish that warms you from the inside out.

Makloub

Makloub Tunesia
Makloub is a Tunisian street food classic – a hot, pressed sandwich made with soft flatbread stuffed with spiced chicken, lamb, or merguez sausage, along with harissa, fresh vegetables, and cheese. Grilled until crisp on the outside and melty inside, it’s the ultimate comfort food you’ll find at food stalls and cafés all over Tunisia.