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A (Sensorial-Political) Guide to Eating in Tunis, if You Land in Tu-Nice by Mistake

Part 1: A Sensory Guide of Tunis's Markets

Sep 10, 2025 • Boutheina Ben Salem

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June 2025

Beyond Italy: Tunisia Is the World’s Second Pasta Capital

Tunisians eat more pasta per person than almost anyone else. And we didn’t copy Italy—we invented our own pastas. Plural.

Jun 13, 2025 • Boutheina Ben Salem

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Painted Eggs, a Paris Dinner, and the Tunisian Ritual That Defies the Headlines

In Tunisia’s oldest synagogue, women carry eggs etched with hope into a sacred crypt. I brought that ritual to my Paris table—in the shadow of rupture.

Jun 9, 2025 • Boutheina Ben Salem

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April 2025

To Cook Without Folding

My month cooking in Paris—and what happened when I brought matriarchal fire to the city’s trendiest arrondissement + brik recipe

Apr 10, 2025 • Boutheina Ben Salem

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La fouta a changé de mains * This isn't your grandma’s fouta.

Fouta Harissa, c’est une déclaration d’origine tissée entre Mahdia, São Paulo et New York * Meet the diaspora women redefining Tunisian textiles for a…

Apr 10, 2025 • Boutheina Ben Salem

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March 2025

Kalām Eid guift list: For the Discerning, the Sentimental, and the Hungry

My selection of meaningful Eid presents for those seeking to honour tradition with care, grace, and good taste.

Mar 25, 2025 • Boutheina Ben Salem

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Baghrir: The Thousand-Hole crêpe That Divides the Maghreb

The Weekend Crêpe You Didn’t Know You Needed: How to Master Baghrir. Semolina shopping on Saturday, bubbles on Sunday

Mar 7, 2025 • Boutheina Ben Salem

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Artisanat, Hip-Hop et casse-croûte Tunisien: Conversation avec Laurence Pia Touitou

La Liste Tunisienne, Une Ode à l’Artisanat Tunisien

Mar 4, 2025 • Boutheina Ben Salem

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December 2024

Tunisian Cuisine Is the Mediterranean’s Uncredited Star

Why Harissa Is Tunisian—and why Couscous Tells a Bigger Story

Dec 8, 2024 • Boutheina Ben Salem

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