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🇹🇳 Traditional dishes from Tunisia

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

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Brik

30 min · medium · 8 ingredients

Brik, a traditional dish from Tunisia

Crispy pastry filled with savory goodness awaits!

  • 8 brik pastry
  • 200 g tuna
  • 50 g capers
  • 30 g parsley
  • 4 eggs
  • 100 ml olive oil
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp pepper

Lablabi

60 min · medium · 10 ingredients

Lablabi, a traditional dish from Tunisia

Savor the warmth of this Tunisian chickpea stew.

  • 400 g chickpeas
  • 1200 ml water
  • 1 carrot
  • 2 tomatoes
  • 3 garlic
  • 2 tsp cumin
  • 2 tbsp harissa
  • 4 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 4 bread

Ojja

30 min · medium · 10 ingredients

Ojja, a traditional dish from Tunisia

A spicy and flavorful Tunisian dish to savor!

  • 3 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 onion
  • 1 bell pepper
  • 400 g tomatoes
  • 200 g chorizo sausage
  • 4 eggs
  • 1 tsp cumin
  • 1 tsp paprika
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp black pepper

What do people eat in Tunisia?

The three dishes from Tunisia documented in Copper are Brik, Lablabi and Ojja. Olive oil and cumin each appear in more than one recipe. All three are fried. Not one needs an oven — they cook entirely on the hob. Between them they use 23 different ingredients.

What ingredients do you need for cooking from Tunisia?

The three recipes need 23 ingredients between them, of which 2 are shared by more than one dish. Copper's atlas covers 588 dishes from 196 countries, and these three are the Tunisia entries. Every ingredient list on this page is complete, with quantities, and free to read.

How long do recipes from Tunisia take?

Brik is the quickest at 30 minutes. Lablabi is the longest at 60 minutes. The median is 30 minutes — a weeknight, not a project.

Which dish from Tunisia is easiest to make at home?

None of the dishes from Tunisia here is rated easy, but every one has the full method written out step by step, free to read. Brik is the shortest way in.

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