For years, Tunisians have been picking bright red peppers, combining them with garlic, vinegar and spices and turning them into a saucy spread called harissa.

The Unesco-listed condiment seen as sriracha's North African relative is growing in popularity, as is a festival devoted to it in Tunisia For years, Tunisians have been picking bright red peppers, ...

In her home in Nabeul, the largest city in Tunisia’s harissa-producing Cap Bon region, local chef and harissa specialist Chahida Boufayed busies herself with carefully selected ingredients.

Harissa can be sprinkled atop merguez sausages, smeared on savory pastries called brik or sandwiches called fricassées. In Nabeul, the largest city in Tunisia’s harissa-producing Cap Bon region ...

Chahida Boufaied, owner of Dar Chahida Lel Oula, prepares the Harissa in her house in Nabeul, Tunisia, Jan. 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Ons Abid) ...