Couscous, Boulettes et Fantaisies: Memoires Culinaires d'une Mere Juive Tunisienne
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Part memoir, part meticulous culinary archive, this generous volume gathers more than 100 recipes from the kitchen of Andrée Zana Murat, preserving the traditions of a Tunisian Jewish mother’s table. The book unfolds in the rhythm of a life lived through food: kémia and salads, soups like chorba and bissara, handmade breads, then onward to rice dishes, shakshouka, fish, stuffed vegetables, and deeply seasoned meatballs.
Couscous receives its own chapter, followed by slow-cooked t’fina, tajines, and richly spiced stews. The sweets section is equally expansive, with honey-soaked fritters, boulou and arissa cakes, delicate ghreiba cookies, stuffed dates, citrus salads, and homemade liqueurs.
Alongside the recipes are reflections on kashrut, holiday cooking, street food, olive oil, and the ingredients that shape this cuisine’s distinct character. Detailed and instructive, yet rooted in memory and family, the book serves both as a practical guide and as a preservation of culinary heritage.
Hardcover. Color photographs throughout. In French.
Published on October 9, 2024
