6 Most Popular Street Food Of Tunisia

Street Food Tunisia. These three words are something to get excited about. After travelling around this country for many weeks, the variety of street food in Tunisia is fantastic. From street sandwiches, deep-fried snacks, and flavourful bowls of steaming soup street food in Tunisia is readily available and super affordable.

# Malfouf Sandwich

Sandwich shops are never too far away in Tunisia, and they’re the absolute best! There are a few different types of bread used for street sandwiches, but Malfouf is my favourite. For less than a dollar, you can get a freshly cooked flatbread loaded with your desired ingredients. These include omelette, tuna, cheese, mayonnaise, parsley, diced onion, fries, olives, and of course, harissa (chili paste).

Don’t worry, you can ask for it without the heat, but I’d recommend going for it. Harissa in Tunisia is always fresh and so flavourful!

# Fricasse

The fricasse can only be described as a savoury doughnut that is filled with mashed potato, tuna, olives, hard-boiled chopped egg, and harissa, You can find sandwich shops and street food vendors churning these out at lightning speed.

This appears to be a much-loved street food snack of Tunisia. What’s not to like though? They’re super cheap, filling, and easy to buy and be quickly on your way.

# Lablebi

This is quintessential street food in Tunisia. A spiced chickpea soup and common breakfast food in Tunisia. Lablebi is a meal intended to provide sustenance for cold weather, and the ingredients used to create the dish are quite simple and cheap. But, by no means does this make the dish bland. Lablebi was one of my favourite street food Tunisia snacks on my travels in the country.

So, what is lablebi? Essentially, it’s a dish of stale bread covered in a spiced broth with freshly cooked chickpeas. The best part is the half-cooked egg (optional) and the flavourings on top to boost the dish. These include olive oil, harissa, fresh cumin, and lemon juice. Once you mix all the ingredients, get a spoon and dig in.

# Bambalouni

This indulgent snack is a cross between a deep-fried pastry and a doughnut. The bambalouni is sprinkled with sugar and sometimes honey is drizzled over it. They are best eaten the moment they’re removed from the fryer. This is when they’re super fresh, still crispy, and warm.

# Brik

A deep-fried snack loaded with a variety of fillings. This savoury, stuffed “pastry” originated in the Ottoman Empire where it is known as ‘borek’. The two most common shapes are the cigar and triangle-shaped brik.

Ingredients inside the brik include egg, fresh parsley, tuna, potato, and cheese. Brik tastes best when they’re piping hot, and the fine pastry flakes away as you munch your way into it.

# Baklava

A sweet that is as much loved here in Tunisia as it is in many other Middle Eastern or North African countries. If you’ve never tried baklava, you haven’t lived!

You can buy this yummy street food Tunisia sweet for about 1 dinar per piece ($0.30), and like many other sweets in Tunisia, locals buy them by the boxful.