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🇲🇷 Traditional dishes from Mauritania

3 dishes people actually cook in Mauritania: what they are, how long they take, and what you need to buy.

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Couscous

30 min · easy · 5 ingredients

Couscous, a traditional dish from Mauritania

A fluffy and flavorful couscous dish to savor.

  • 250 g couscous
  • 500 ml water
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 300 g vegetables

Mechouia

30 min · easy · 9 ingredients

Mechouia, a traditional dish from Mauritania

A smoky and spicy North African salad delight.

  • 400 g bell peppers
  • 300 g tomatoes
  • 1 onion
  • 4 garlic
  • 60 ml olive oil
  • 1 tsp cumin
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp black pepper
  • 2 tbsp lemon juice

Thieboudienne

120 min · medium · 10 ingredients

Thieboudienne, a traditional dish from Mauritania

Savor the rich flavors of Senegal with this classic dish.

  • 400 g rice
  • 600 g fish
  • 300 g tomatoes
  • 2 onions
  • 200 g carrots
  • 200 g cabbage
  • 4 tbsp oil
  • 4 garlic
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp black pepper

What do people eat in Mauritania?

The three dishes from Mauritania documented in Copper are Couscous, Mechouia and Thieboudienne. Garlic and olive oil each appear in more than one recipe. Two of the three are boiled. One of the three needs an oven. Between them they use 17 different ingredients.

What ingredients do you need for cooking from Mauritania?

The three recipes need 17 ingredients between them, of which 4 are shared by more than one dish. Tomatoes is the hardest to find: of the 588 dishes in Copper's atlas, 22 use tomatoes. Every ingredient list on this page is complete, with quantities, and free to read.

How long do recipes from Mauritania take?

Couscous is the quickest at 30 minutes. Thieboudienne is the longest at 120 minutes, most of it unattended. The median is 30 minutes — a weeknight, not a project.

Which dish from Mauritania is easiest to make at home?

Couscous and Mechouia are rated easy — start there. The full method is on each recipe page, step by step, free to read.

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