Tunisian Street Food: Casse-Croûte, Lablabi, Brik & Ojja
Tunisian street food is one of the Mediterranean's best-kept secrets — bold, spicy and built around fresh bread, eggs, tuna and the famous chili paste harissa. Here is what to eat, and how to make it at home.
🥖 Casse-Croûte Tunisien
The national sandwich: a crusty baguette packed with tuna, harissa, olives, egg and pickled vegetables. Simple, fiery and addictive. Get the recipe →
🥣 Lablabi
A warming chickpea soup poured over torn stale bread, finished with cumin, harissa, olive oil and a soft egg. Tunisia's favourite winter breakfast. Get the recipe →
🥟 Brik
Thin malsouka pastry folded around a whole egg, tuna and parsley, then fried until crisp. The trick is keeping the yolk runny. Get the recipe →
🍳 Ojja
Eggs poached in a spicy tomato and pepper sauce, often with merguez sausage. Cooked and served in one pan. Get the recipe →
🍴 Fricassé & more
Don't miss the fricassé, a small fried bread filled like a casse-croûte, and kafteji, a mix of fried vegetables and egg. Fricassé → · Kafteji →
🌶️ A word on harissa
Harissa — a paste of dried red chilies, garlic, caraway and coriander — is the soul of Tunisian street food. Add it slowly: it is hotter than it looks.