The gastronomic battle for the ownership of couscous is raging in the Maghreb.
Which country invented this traditional dish?
The Morocco ?
Algeria?
Tunisia ?
There is actually no real answer, because this dish was undoubtedly born long before present-day countries.
Chef Abdel Alaoui looks back on the history of this dish and its many variations: “In my family, there are at least 400. I have forty aunts and each has their couscous.
So it's complicated to count and know how many different couscous there are.
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Couscous can be made with fine or thick semolina, with a spicy or white red sauce, with mutton, fish, sausages… The list of ingredients is long.
Chef Abdel Alaoui answers questions about couscous recipes in the video from our partner Brut.
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