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A typical north African meal,
couscous has now been famous in many foreign countries
for a considerable period of time. Unfortunately, only
one of its recipes is famous: couscous with vegetables.
However, traditionally, many – and just as delicious -
recipes are prepared for special occasions: Kseksou
betfaya [Caramelized Onion Couscous], kseksou belbeid wa
louwz [Couscous prepared with almonds and eggs], etc…
The world of couscous is yet to be fully explored.
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 This
section will take you on a small tour of the North
African culinary art, of which couscous is a central
element. You will explore this cuisine in a way that
highlights its numerous specificities and reveals its
regional subtleties. Through this collection of couscous
recipes, you will explore the cultural dimension of a
dish.
Whether at a feast, a wedding, a baptism or a
circumcision, couscous finds a place in all
socio-cultural events. Couscous and tradition are
strongly interwoven . A return to oral tradition thus
remains necessary to restore this ‘archaeology' of North
African culinary knowledge. We are going to look for
ethnologists, geographers, historians and humanities
specialists who have honoured this traditional product
and reserved a room for it in their works and get them
to enlighten us about it.
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City, mountain, Sahara couscous, Couscous of the rich, couscous of the poor Couscous of North Africa, couscous of immigration and beyond. Couscous is adaptable to the means and to the specific way of life of each family and each community. This explains its lasting popularity and its capacity to evolve. The best example is the generalisation of industrial semolina and the development of the pre-cooked grain along with the opening to the world which enriches couscous with its diversified flavours and spreads its charm beyond North African frontiers. The spirit of sociability and conviviality that characterizes this dish of sharing related in books, discs and websites. We are going to explore and comment on articles that honour this dish of balanced nutrition
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