Merguez—small spicy sausages. Mhalbiya—cake made with rice, nuts and geranium water. Mloukhia—a beef or lamb stew with bay leaves. The name is from the green herb used, which produces a thick gravy that has a mucilaginous (somewhat "slimy") texture, similar to cooked okra. Nwasser (or nouasser, noicer) pasta—very thin, small squares of pasta made with semolina and all-purpose flour, flavoured with Tunisian bharat, a blend of ground cinnamon and dried rosebuds. Ojja—scrambled egg dish made of tomatoes and mild green chillies supplemented with various meats and harissa. Osbane—pieces of animal gut stuffed with meat, offal and chards, spinach, parsley and a small amount of bulgur or rice. Stuffed Squid - The squid's pocket can be stuffed with a mix similar to the osbane stuffing (a majority of greens such as chards, spinach, parsley, a small quantity of sheep liver, cooked chickpeas, rice or bulgur and some onion and garlic, dry mint and harissa gathered together with raw egg) or have a stuffing exclusively made of greens, hard boiled eggs and the finely chopped calamari tentacles. There stuffed calamari can be eaten with couscous or directly in a spicy tomato sauce. They are a specialty from the Central coast region, particularly Sousse and Monastir. Tunisian salad—diced cucumber, peppers, tomatoes, and onions seasoned with olive oil and may be garnished with olives, eggs and tuna. It is nalogous to the French Niçoise salad and Greek salad. Samsa—layers of thin pastry alternated with layers of ground roast almonds, and sesame seeds, baked in lemon and rosewater syrup. Shakshouka—a dish of eggs poached in a sauce of tomatoes, chili peppers, and onions, often spiced with cumin. Zitounia—ragout of veal or other meats simmered in a tomato sauce with onions, flavoured with olives. Torshi—pickled turnips, marinated with lime juice. Yo-yo—donuts made with orange juice, deep fried, then dipped in honey syrup. See also Arab cuisine List of African cuisines References Further reading Tunisian cuisine article, from Vegetarian Times, July 2000 (Google Books) Recipe books Tunisia Mediterranean Cuisine'', by: Konemann External links News website Tunisia Live with a section on Tunisian Cuisine Tunisian cuisine at Tourism Tunisia Focus on Tunisia - Cuisine les jasmins de la tunisie les recettes des plats tunisiens Tunisian culture North African cuisine Mediterranean cuisine Maghrebi cuisine Arab cuisine