Local delicacies
Enjoy your meal!
| Brick: | Thin fried batter filled with a mixture of egg, herbs, tuna, potatoes and capers |
| Couscous: | Tunisian national dish, fluffy, steamed durum wheat semolina served with meat, fish or vegetables |
| Chakchouka: | Stew made from onions, tomatoes and peppers, sometimes with other fresh vegetables |
| Doulma: | Fried zucchini stuffed with minced meat |
| Kamounia: | Prepared with liver and cooked in a caraway sauce |
| Harrisa: | Devilishly hot paste made from grated chili peppers, olive oil and garlic |
| Koucha: | Spicy seared mutton with chopped potatoes and peppers in a spicy sauce |
| Slata Mechouia: | Grilled tomato, pepper, onion, garlic and hot pepper salad. Spicy and often served with tuna, egg and capers |
| Merguez: | Spicy mutton sausages |
| Oyja: | Pan-fried dish made from tomatoes, peppers, onions and eggs, served with either merguez or prawns |
| Tagine: | Egg casserole with meat, vegetables and cheese baked in the oven |
| Leblebi: | Chickpea stew seasoned with spicy harissa |
| Baklawa: | Tender, sweet pastries with almonds and nuts |
| Bouza: | Pastries with nuts, millet and sesame seeds or with Turkish honey |
Cheers!
Alcoholic drinks
| Celtia: | local beer |
| Lowenbrau: | German beer, brewed in Tunisia |
| «33»: | French beer, brewed in Tunisia |
| Thibarines: | Very tasty herbal liqueur with 40% alcohol by volume, should also help with stomach problems |
| cedratine: | Herbal liqueur with 25% alcohol by volume |
| Boukha: | Fig brandy with 37,5% alcohol by volume |
| Anisette: | Anise schnapps with 35% alcohol by volume |
| Sidi Rais: | fruity white wine |
| Muscat de Kelibia: | fruity, dry nutmeg wine |
| Gris de Hammamet: | Rose wine |
| Clos de Thibar: | Rose wine |
| Magon: | heavy, dry red wine - goes well with food |
| Morning: | Rosé or red wine |
| pinot: | a very heavy red wine - goes well with cheese |
Soft drinks
| God: | very sweet Tunisian cola |
| The à la Menthe: | sweetened mint tea with fresh mint |
| Mocha: | strong coffee that is often refined with a dash of rose or geranium water |
