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