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Cornmeal

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cornstarch

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Couscous

The quintessential dish of Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia, prepared differently but usually consisting of semolina pasta steamed on top of a special

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Couscous

The quintessential dish of Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia, prepared differently but usually consisting of semolina pasta steamed on top of a special two-part pot over meat and vegetable tajine cooked below, served all together with a hot sauce.

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Cream cheese

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Cumin

(pronounced "comein") is the pale green seed of Cuminum cyminum, a small herb in the parsley family.

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Cumin

(pronounced "comein") is the pale green seed of Cuminum cyminum, a small herb in the parsley family. The seed is uniformly elliptical and deeply furrowed. Used in Mexican, North African, Middle Eastern and Asian cooking, especially curries.

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Date

The date palm and its fruit, a staple since prehistoric times in its native North Africa and Arabia, an ideal convenience food for the desert nomads; today,

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Date

The date palm and its fruit, a staple since prehistoric times in its native North Africa and Arabia, an ideal convenience food for the desert nomads; today, arid areas of California and Arizona produce dates. The many varieties fall into three categories: soft fruit with high moisture content, relatively less sugar and mild flavor, semisoft with low moisture, higher sugar content, but aromatic flavor; and dry varieties, hard and high in sugar, rarely imported to the United States.

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Date Paste

Is a puree of dates to which sesame seeds and cardamoms have been added. Commonly used as a filling in most Arabic cookies and it's called Agwa in Arabic

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Date Paste

Is a puree of dates to which sesame seeds and cardamoms have been added. Commonly used as a filling in most Arabic cookies and it's called Agwa in Arabic

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Dry yeast

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Dukkah

A dry roasted mixture of crushed nuts and spices, such as hazelnuts with coriander, cumin, and sesame seeds, eaten with bread dipped in olive oil, for breakfast or snack

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Dukkah

A dry roasted mixture of crushed nuts and spices, such as hazelnuts with coriander, cumin, and sesame seeds, eaten with bread dipped in olive oil, for breakfast or snack

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