A dish that tells its story — Mechouia Salad reviewed

You can taste history in Mechouia Salad if you know what to look for. Tunisian cuisine is the spiciest of the Maghreb cuisines thanks to the importance of harissa. The fiery and aromatic character reflects those layers — dried rose petals doesn't appear by accident; it came from a specific tradition.

The a Tunis medina restaurant setting made sense of it. You understand the food differently when the context is right. Celtia beer alongside is part of that story. Some food is just fuel. Mechouia Salad, properly made, is something more. This version told the story well.