Couscous Seasoning

Warm with the comforting scents of woodsy cinnamon and earthy cumin, our salt-free Couscous Seasoning turns tiny pearls of semolina pasta into fragrant comfort food. The deep, steady flavor of paprika provides the backbone for this blend, which gets elevated by the peppery citrus of coriander and the pungent sweetness of cinnamon. Cumin keeps this blend grounded while verdant parsley adds notes of herbaceous levity. Our Couscous Seasoning is blended in small batches in our facility, to preserve product freshness.

Couscous is a product that has its origins in northwestern Africa, originating among the Berber people, an ethnic group that has inhabited the countries of Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco, Mauritania and Western Sahara as far back as history will allow us to see. Couscous is a staple food in Berber cuisine, and is occasionally referred to simply as ta’am, or “food”. Because they are dispersed over such a wide area and have been influencing the culture for thousands of years, couscous is considered a staple of these individual countries, as well. When Algeria declared its intention to seek Intangible Cultural Heritage status for couscous, the other countries that call couscous their own raised their voices in opposition. In 2019, Algeria filed for couscous to be granted UNESCO heritage status, jointly with Tunisia, Algeria, and Morocco. This unprecedented, culturally unified application was accepted by UNESCO in December 2020, making food the first, formally-recognized bridge illustrating the impact of shared cultural expressions.

Tips From Our Kitchen

Use 2 teaspoons of Couscous Seasoning per cup of dry couscous. While it’s wonderful with couscous this blend is wonderfully versatile. It’s a great seasoning for lamb meatballs, rub this under the skin of roast chicken, or stir into a hearty lentil-and-potato stew. Mash into sweet potatoes. Rub onto eggplant before roasting or grilling, and toss into a Dutch oven filled with hearty chunks of butternut squash and brown sugar for a braised, glazed, sweet and savory winter squash.

This salt-free seasoning is blended from cumin, coriander, paprika, cinnamon and parsley.

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