“I can’t bear to taste a tagine that has been prepared in an electric oven,” Majeda al-Turki, a local resident of about 60, told Magharebia. “Different meats have a special flavour when cooked on a coal fire.”
A Ramadan tour in old town Tunis gives a brief insight into traditional Ramadan cooking. The streets of the oldest part of Tunis are a haven for traditionalists. Undoubtedly traditional cooking methods are superior but not always the easiest when they call for long cooking times. It’s great to read that the families living in the medina have started selling their dishes to families who don’t have time to spend but appreciate the end result.
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