Tunisia Going Out
Food and Drink
Things to know: Although Tunisia is an Islamic country, alcohol is not prohibited. Tunisia produces a range of palatable table wines, sparkling wines, beers, aperitifs and local liqueurs.
National specialities:
• Couscous (ground semolina served with meat, fish or vegetable sauce).
• Harissa (chilli paste).
• Salade Mechouia (roasted vegetable salad).
• Tajine (a kind of omelette, served cold).
• Brik (tasty filling, usually tuna, egg, onions, capers and parsley, deep-fried in an envelope of pastry).
National drinks:
• Thé à la menthe (mint tea), often served with pine nuts.
• Ahwa arbi (Turkish coffee).
• Boukha (thick aromatic spirit, distilled from figs).
• Thibarine (herb-based liqueur).
Legal drinking age: 21 years.
Tipping: Not a requirement, but waiters and taxi drivers are usually tipped a few coins; waiters in tourist restaurants are accustomed to 10%.
Nightlife
Shopping
The medinas of Tunisia's larger towns, such as Tunis, Sousse and Sfax, are great places to buy Tunisian crafts, with an amazing range, but you will have to haggle. If you prefer not to enter the fray, there are Société de Commercialisation des Produits de l'Artisinat (SOCOPA; website: www.socopa.com.tn) workshops and stores throughout the country where visitors can buy items at fixed prices.
Shopping hours: Mon-Fri 0730-1300 and 1700-2000, Sat 0800-1200 (summer); Mon-Fri 0900-1230 and 1430-1800, Sat 0800-1200 (winter).
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