▁past es ▁like ▁har issa ▁( es pecially ▁in ▁Tun is ia ) ▁are ▁frequently ▁used . ▁The ▁use ▁of ▁leg umes , ▁n uts , ▁f ruits ▁and ▁sp ices ▁is ▁very ▁prominent . ▁Salt - pres erved ▁lem ons ▁( l ' ham d ▁m rak ad ) ▁and ▁so - called ▁" o il - c ured " ▁ol ives ▁are ▁distinct ive ▁elements ▁of ▁the ▁cu is ine . ▁ ▁The ▁best - known ▁Mag hre bi ▁d ish ▁abroad ▁is ▁c ous c ous , ▁made ▁from ▁whe at ▁sem ol ina . ▁The ▁t aj ine , ▁a ▁cook ing ▁vessel ▁made ▁of ▁cl ay ▁of ▁Ber ber ▁origin , ▁is ▁also ▁a ▁common ▁denomin ator ▁in ▁this ▁region , ▁although ▁the ▁d ishes ▁and ▁prepar ation ▁methods ▁vary ▁widely . ▁For ▁example , ▁a ▁t aj ine ▁in ▁Tun is ia ▁is ▁a ▁b aked ▁qu iche - like ▁d ish , ▁whereas ▁in ▁Mor oc co ▁it ▁is ▁a ▁slow - co oked ▁ste w . ▁Past illa ▁is ▁also ▁an ▁important ▁And alus ian ▁d ish ▁of ▁the ▁region . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁▁ ▁List ▁of ▁African ▁cu is ines ▁ ▁List ▁of ▁African ▁d ishes ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Category : A rab ▁cu is ine ▁▁ ▁Category : A fr ican ▁cu is ine <0x0A> </s> ▁B . ▁mar it im us ▁may ▁refer ▁to : ▁▁ ▁Bol bos cho en us ▁mar it im us , ▁a ▁bul r