The annual harissa festival in northeastern Tunisia celebrates the region's chili paste, recognized by UNESCO as an item of intangible cultural heritage.

The rich, spicy paste-like mixture can be spread on crusty bread, though it’s more commonly diluted and used as a soup base or pasta sauce.

A Sardinian sheep's milk cheese streaked with Calabrian chili paste. Raw cow's milk cheese coated in herbs and flowers from Bavaria. Creamy Brie made on a farm in western New Jersey. These are ...

The rich, spicy paste-like mixture can be spread on crusty bread, though it’s more commonly diluted and used as a soup base or pasta sauce.

Harissa is a peppery, garlicky, and smoky chile paste or sauce that originated from Tunisia and is widely used in North Africa. It can have moderate to spicy heat depending on the chiles used and ...

Recipe: Zucchini Pasta With Tuna and Chile Paste Pasta with tuna, on the other hand, is fish forward.

NABEUL, Tunisia (AP) — For years, Tunisians have been picking bright red peppers, combining them with garlic, vinegar and spices and turning them into a saucy spread called harissa. The ...

Chili paste heats up dishes and warms hearts at northeastern Tunisia’s harissa festival For years, Tunisians have been picking bright red peppers, combining them with garlic, vinegar and spices ...

Brick-red, spicy and tangy, it can be scooped up on bread drizzled with olive oil or dabbed onto plates of eggs, fish, stews or sandwiches.