World Cuisines

Couscous (Mauritanian)

Mauritania

Desert couscous: fine wheat couscous steamed over a pot of camel or beef and vegetables — the Moorish north's grain ceremony, with camel meat as its distinction. Ingredients: couscous, camel or beef, onions, carrots, cabbage, chickpeas, oil, cumin, salt.

What it is

Desert couscous: fine wheat couscous steamed over a pot of camel or beef and vegetables — the Moorish north's grain ceremony, with camel meat as its distinction. Ingredients: couscous, camel or beef, onions, carrots, cabbage, chickpeas, oil, cumin, salt. Recipe: 1) Simmer the meat and vegetables into a broth. 2) Steam the couscous in stages, rubbing with water and oil between. 3) Pile the couscous; crown with meat and vegetables. 4) Ladle broth over. Serve: at family gatherings in Nouakchott and the north. Flavor: delicate grain, rich broth, camel's sweetness. History: couscous came down the Sahara's trade routes; camel made it Mauritanian. See also: Mechoui (Mauritanian Lamb), Thieboudienne (Mauritanian).

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