Brik
Crispy pastry around a runny egg
Think of it as: Like a giant egg roll with a runny-yolk surprise
Bite in, yolk out. Mind your shirt.
What does it taste like?
Savory tuna and rich egg yolk, brightened with lemon.
SweetSpicySourSaltyFunkSmellTextureCrispy and runny
What is it?
A raw egg, tuna and parsley wrapped in a paper-thin, crispy pastry and fried, a Tunisian classic. The trick is to fry it so the yolk stays runny inside.Source: Wikipedia
How locals eat it
Held by hand and eaten from one end without letting the yolk drip. A must at the evening meal during Ramadan.
Watch it
EnglishTap to play (YouTube)Where is it from?
🇹🇳Tunisia
CapitalTunis
Populationabout 12.4 millionestimate (unverified)
IndustriesTourism, Olive oil, Textiles, Phosphate
Famous peopleHannibalGeneral of ancient Carthage
HelloAssalamu alaikum (Arabic)
CurrencyTunisian dinar
And JapanBluefin tuna raised in the Mediterranean is exported to Japan too.
Fun factIt's home to filming locations for Tatooine, the desert planet in Star Wars.
The flag🇹🇳 A white circle with a crescent and star on red, based on the flag of the Ottoman Empire.
From Tokyoabout 10,420 kmstraight line, Tokyo to Tunis
Getting thereabout 20 hours from Tokyo (with transfers)rough guide
✈ Check cheap flights Best timeApril to June and September to October, when it's not too hot, are best. Also tryLablabiHarissaChorba
✈ Check cheap flights Best timeApril to June and September to October, when it's not too hot, are best. Also tryLablabiHarissaChorba
🇹🇳 Sounds & life in Tunisia
عسلامةHello（Assalamu alaikum (Arabic)）
Arabic script
Arabic script
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Anthem"Defenders of the Homeland" (Humat al-Hima)
MusicMalouf Elegant classical music with Andalusian roots
Listen on YouTube SportSoccer
Ons Jabeur (tennis; first Arab and African woman to reach a Grand Slam final) World HeritageArchaeological Site of Carthage and more National flowerJasmine FestivalInternational Festival of the Sahara (December, Douz)
MusicMalouf Elegant classical music with Andalusian roots
Listen on YouTube SportSoccer
Ons Jabeur (tennis; first Arab and African woman to reach a Grand Slam final) World HeritageArchaeological Site of Carthage and more National flowerJasmine FestivalInternational Festival of the Sahara (December, Douz)
Ingredients
- Brik pastry sheets (or spring roll wrappers) 4
- Eggs 4
- Canned tuna 1 can
- Parsley, a little
- Capers 1 tsp
- Lemon 1/2
- Oil for frying, as needed
Can't find it? No brik pastry? Use two layers of spring roll wrappers.
How to make it (one way)
- Mix the tuna, chopped parsley and capers
- Place a ring of tuna in the center of a sheet and make a dip in the middle
- Crack a raw egg into the dip
- Quickly fold in half into a triangle and press the edges
- Fry each side in hot oil for 1-2 minutes and squeeze lemon over