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Dishes

Food that belongs to an occasion — what it is, when it is eaten and at whose table.

1 dish

Morocco · TunisiaStaple

Couscous

كسكس

Not a grain but a made thing — semolina moistened, rolled between the palms into pellets, sieved, and steamed over the stew it will be eaten with. Four countries put it on UNESCO's list together in 2020, which is rarer than the dish.