African cuisine encompasses within its fold several nations, including Morocco, Algeria, Libya, Tunisia, Egypt and Sudan. The roots of North African cuisine can be traced back to the ancient empires of North Africa, particularly in Egypt, where many of the country's dishes and culinary traditions date back to antiquity. Over several centuries traders, travelers, invaders, migrants and immigrants all have influenced the cuisine of North Africa. The Phoenicians of the 1st century brought sausages, while the Carthaginians introduced wheat and its by-product, semolina. The Berbers adapted semolina into couscous, one of the main staple foods. Olives and olive oil were introduced before
Triple-cooked chips use of different temperatures, such as for the first cooking and for the second. Triple Cooked Chips cooked in duck fat is another variation. Various cultivars of potato are used, such as sebago, Rooster and Maris Piper. First served at The Fat Duck in 1995, triple-cooked chips have since become a standard feature in restaurants. "The Sunday Times" described Blumenthal's dish as "arguably his most influential culinary innovation", and felt that it gave the chip "a whole new lease of life". Triple-cooked chips Triple-cooked chips are a type of chips or deep-fried potato that were developed by English chef Heston