Preparation info
    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Food of the Sun: A Fresh Look at Mediterranean Cooking

By Alastair Little and Richard Whittington

Published 1995

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Harissa is the fiercely hot chilli paste of Morocco, zhug its slightly more aromatic Israeli equivalent. They are used in small amounts to lift dishes and the more you eat, the better you like the fire they engender. If you eat harissa or zhug injudiciously and burn yourself, then treat the pain with spoonfuls of yogurt. Sugar also helps - one reason why desserts in countries where a lot of chillies are eaten are so often tooth-achingly sweet.

Harissa keeps well in a jar in the refr