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Encyclopedia > Harissa
A can of harissa
A can of harissa
This article is about the Tunisian sauce; for the Armenian dish, see Harissa (dish). Harissa, Lebanon is a popular Christian pilgrimage site above Jounieh in Lebanon.

Harissa is a Tunisian hot red sauce or paste made from chile peppers (often smoked) and garlic, often with coriander, cumin, caraway, and/or olive oil added. It may also contain tomatoes. It somewhat resembles sambal and chili sauce. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1530x1833, 535 KB) Beschreibung Harissa, a tunisian spice Licensing File links The following pages link to this file: Harissa Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner used to create or digitize it. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1530x1833, 535 KB) Beschreibung Harissa, a tunisian spice Licensing File links The following pages link to this file: Harissa Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner used to create or digitize it. ... Harissa (Armenian: Հարիսա) is a traditional Armenian dish, a kind of homogeneous porridge made of previously stewed and boned chicken and coarsely ground soaked wheat. ... Statue of Notre Dame du Liban Basilica of St. ... Jounieh (Arabic جونيه) is a Mediterranean coastal city about fifteen km north of Beirut, Lebanon. ... For the computer protocol, see SAUCE In cooking, a sauce is a liquid served on or used in the preparation of food. ... This article is in need of attention. ... The chile pepper, chili pepper, or chilli pepper, or simply chile, is the fruit of the plant Capsicum from the nightshade family, Solanaceae. ... Binomial name Allium sativum L. Percentages are relative to US RDI values for adults. ... Binomial name Coriandrum sativum L. Coriander (Coriandrum sativum), also commonly called cilantro in North America, is an annual herb in the family Apiaceae. ... Binomial name Cuminum cyminum L. Cumin (Cuminum cyminum) is a flowering plant in the family Apiaceae, native to the eastern Mediterranean region east to India. ... Binomial name Carum carvi L. Caraway or Persian cumin (Carum carvi) is a biennial plant that belongs to the Apiaceae, or parsley, family. ... A bottle of olive oil. ... Binomial name Solanumlycopersicum Linnaeus ref. ... Sambal is an Indonesian, Malaysian and Singaporean condiment made from a variety of peppers, although chile peppers are the most common. ...


Harissa is used both as a condiment and as an ingredient. It has been described as the most important item in Tunisian cuisine, and can be found in other cuisines of North Africa, such as those of Morocco and Algeria [1]. Arbys sauce Bold textExamples of condiments include: Arbys sauce Belacan Brown sauce Chili oil Chutneys Cocktail sauce Fish sauce Fry sauce Horseradish sauce Hot sauces based on chili, including Tabasco sauce Ketchup Lettuce Mixed pickle MSG Mustard Pepper Raita Red pepper flakes Relish Remoulade Salsa Salt Sauerkraut (sometimes...  Northern Africa (UN subregion)  geographic, including above North Africa or Northern Africa is the northernmost region of the African continent. ...


The sauce is normally sold in tubes and cans, and often eaten with couscous, with pasta, on sandwiches, and in soup. Harissa paste can be used as a meat rub. Couscous with vegetables and chickpeas Couscous (called maftoul in Jordan, Lebanon and the Palestinian Territories), is a food of the Maghreb. ... Pasta is a type of food made from flour, water, and sometimes eggs, which is mixed, kneaded and formed into various shapes, and boiled prior to consumption. ... This article is about the food item. ... Soup is a savoury liquid food that is made by combining ingredients, such as meat, vegetables and beans in stock or hot water, until the flavor is extracted, forming a broth. ... RUB may stand for Currency code for Russian Ruble Ruhr-Universität Bochum Rich Urban Biker Rub may refer to: the Kuliak languages of Uganda Spices blended together to season and flavor raw pork, beef, chicken, fish, and wild game before grilling. ...


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Recipe: Harissa (253 words)
When the harissa paste is passed around, use this traditional Tunisian blend with extreme caution, the key ingredient being an abundance of chili.
Harissa is made with dried chilies as their complexity of flavor is more appropriate than fresh ones.
Traditionally harissa is used with cooked meats such as kebabs and appears on the table as a ubiquitous sauce in a small dish in the same way chili sauce appears on the table in Singapore.
cuisine.co.nz - food - what to do with..... harissa (611 words)
Harissa is a fiery red paste made from chillies, with a combination of garlic, caraway seeds, coriander seeds, cumin seeds, paprika, salt and olive oil.
Whisk 2 teaspoons of harissa into a bowl with 2 tablespoons of cider vinegar or 1 tablespoon each of lemon and orange juice, half a teaspoon salt, 1 teaspoon honey, then whisk in 6 tablespoons olive oil to make a tangy vinaigrette for salads.
Spread harissa thinly on triangles of pita bread, drizzle with olive oil and bake in oven until crisp to serve with dips such as hummus and baba ghanoush.
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