Tunisian Five Spice

Tunisian Five Spice has a sultry heat with rich, sweet and peppery notes. It contains one of the most expensive peppercorns: Grains of Paradise. Tunisian Five Spice is also known as Qalat Daqqa, Qalat Dagga or Qalat Dakka.

Tunisia’s location at the crossroads of Mediterranean, North African, and Middle Eastern cultures has contributed to the rich and diverse flavours found in Tunisian cuisine, including the spice blends like Qalat Daqqa.

This spice mix is often seasoning of choice when cooking vegetables, meat-based stews and tagines with couscous. It is also great to marinate lamb, chicken and game. Qalat Daqqa is well known for imparting a beautiful red colour and a tantalising aroma to dishes. The vibrant hues it adds to couscous, tagines, and stews are always visually appealing.

Due to its sweet, peppery flavour, Tunisian Five Spice works brilliantly with autumnal vegetables like butternut squash, pumpkins and sweet potatoes. Alternatively, try mixing through cooked rice and couscous to season. It’s even been known to pair extremely well with chocolate!

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