チュニジア編

dumplings|2025.3.20


「旅する餃子」チュニジア篇。
今回の特集記事にレシピを合わせて。もとになるのはチュニジアの国民食「ブリック」。
さて、どんな餃子となるのか。


チュニジアの
ポピュラーな食べ物を餃子に。

A popular Tunisian dish, reimagined as dumplings.

The Republic of Tunisia borders Algeria to the west and Libya to the southeast, while its north and east face the Mediterranean, making it a renowned tourist destination with stunning beach resorts. Once a French protectorate, Tunisia retains French culinary influences and even produces rosé wine. Some of its most iconic dishes include couscous (granular pasta), brik, and lablabi.
For this special gyoza creation, the inspiration comes from brik, one of Tunisia’s most beloved national dishes. Deeply rooted in Tunisian culture, it is said that a bride’s mother traditionally prepares brik for the groom. It is customarily eaten by hand, carefully biting while sipping the filling to prevent the egg from spilling.
Brik is made with malsouka, a delicate, thin wheat-based pastry, wrapped around a filling and deep-fried to golden perfection. Its signature feature is a runny, soft-cooked egg at the center, making it both visually stunning and delicious. And now, transformed into dumplings—how does it taste?


とろとろの卵が美味しい餃子?
のできあがり!

Dumplings with a luxuriously runny egg filling? Ready to be enjoyed!

This time, we’re making egg & tuna brik dumplings! The ingredients are quail eggs, tuna, roasted eggplant paste, cumin, and wonton wrappers.

1) First, prepare the eggplant paste – Roast the eggplant, remove the skin,
 and blend it with cumin, salt, and olive oil into a smooth paste.
2) Assemble the filling – Lay out two wonton wrappers.
 On one, create a small well with the eggplant paste,
place tuna in the center, and crack a quail egg on top.
3) Seal the gyoza – Cover with the second wonton wrapper and press the edges to seal.
4) Pan-fry – Drizzle a generous amount of olive oil around the gyoza and cook until crispy.
5) Finish with harissa & parsley –
 Mix the remaining oil with harissa and garnish with fresh parsley.

What is harissa? A staple Tunisian condiment paste made from caraway seeds, coriander seeds, cumin, paprika, chili peppers, garlic, olive oil, and salt.
And the result?
Delicious dumplings with a rich, runny quail egg! Tunisian cuisine may not be well known in Japan, but prepared this way, it feels surprisingly familiar. The light flavors are elevated with harissa, adding just the right touch of spice. This might be an addictive new take on dumplings!