Wafa (left) and Mounir Bahloul started Kayma to introduce the Bay Area to traditional Algerian cuisine. (Erin Ng) Her new business, Kayma, serves very traditional Algerian food, from the family-style ...

During the 1960s, there was a craze for Algerian restaurants in Paris, and as a result, people who have fallen in love with couscous in France expect the Algerian hot sauce harissa with North ...

Couscous is all things to North Africans. It is both ceremonial, a special dish served on significant occasions, and commonly enjoyed as an everyday comfort food.

Mounir has found some difficulty in introducing Algerian food to diners who know little about it — hence the popularity of the couscous bowl, probably the most familiar dish on the menu. Still, he ...

In Tunisia, it is distinguished by cumin, coriander, turmeric and a blazing hot purée of peppers called harissa. Algerian couscous is much simpler with no harissa.

Return the couscous to the baking sheet and spread it out again, breaking the lumps with a fork, and let cool until just manageable. In a measuring cup, combine 2 cups water and salt, and sprinkle ...

In 2016, Algeria announced that it would be applying for UNESCO status for couscous. If successful, the staple food would join a diverse list of more than 500 cultural treasures ranging from hand ...

Across the Maghreb — as French-influenced Morocco, Tunisia and Algeria are known — couscous is different in each country. In Tunisia, it is distinguished by cumin, coriander, ...

In 2016, Algeria announced that it would be applying for UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage status for couscous. If successful, the staple food would join a diverse list of more than 500 cultural ...