Couscous blend

How to Cook with Couscous Spice Blend?

Easy to use, this spice blend is perfect for enhancing your couscous, whether it’s with chicken, lamb, vegetables, or even dried fruits. Simply add a spoonful of couscous spice blend directly into your broth to subtly flavor your dish, and that’s it! It can also be used to season your tagines, oriental soups, or even as a marinade for grilled meats. Mixed with olive oil, it becomes a perfect base for flavoring roasted vegetables or a chickpea stew.

Recipe Ideas for Cooking with Couscous Spice Blend

• - Traditional Spiced Couscous: add this blend to your broth and let it simmer with tender meat, chickpeas, and soft vegetables;
• - Lamb Tagine with Prunes: incorporate this spice blend into a tagine with lamb, toasted almonds, and prunes;
• - Roasted Vegetables with Maghreb Spices: sprinkle this blend over carrots, eggplants, and zucchinis before roasting to bring out oriental flavors.
• - Find the recipe for Terre Exotique’s Kefta Tagine;
• - Discover an original Mediterranean couscous recipe;

The Flavors of Couscous Spice Blend

The couscous spice blend offers a rich and balanced aromatic palette, combining sweet, spicy, and slightly smoky notes. Cumin and coriander bring a warm, woody depth, cinnamon and paprika reveal sweet and spicy hints, while cardamom and ginger add a subtle freshness.

Couscous, an Iconic Dish of the Maghreb

Couscous is an emblematic dish of North African cuisine, particularly from Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia. Its origins date back to antiquity, when it was already prepared by the Berbers. A true symbol of conviviality, couscous is a communal dish served during large family gatherings and celebrations. In 2020, it was inscribed on UNESCO’s Intangible Cultural Heritage list, highlighting its importance in the culinary and social traditions of the Maghreb.