Maghreb cuisine Salt-preserved lemons (l'hamd mrakad) and so-called "oil-cured" olives are distinctive elements of the cuisine. The best-known Maghrebi dish abroad is couscous, made from wheat semolina. The tajine, a cooking vessel made of clay of Berber origin, is also a common denominator in this region, although the dishes and preparation methods vary widely. For example, a tajine in Tunisia is a baked quiche-like dish, whereas in Morocco it is a slow-cooked stew. Pastilla is also an important Arab-Andalusian dish of the region. Maghreb cuisine Maghreb cuisine is the cooking of the Maghreb region, the northwesternmost part of Africa along the Mediterranean
Semolina pudding pan. It is served warm or cold. The word "griș" may come from German similar to the English grit. Hungarians call this dish or "tejbedara", meaning "semolina into the milk". Usually cooked with generous amount of sugar, some butter and a pinch of salt, it is served warm either plain or sprinkled with cocoa powder, cinnamon sugar, sometimes with fresh or canned fruits, jam, vanilla, choco bits; modern additions include ice cream, spraycream, brown sugar, maple syrup, candied fruit, granola, pumpkin seeds etc. A similar but much thicker, pudding-like product, precooked and packaged as a store-bought convenience food is marketed