That meal-time staple is used in ever inventive ways across North Africa - especially when it comes to jazzing it up Eighty cooks make an attempt on the world couscous record in Algiers in June ...

However, traditional couscous making is no small feat. In its native Maghreb, which spans several countries like Algeria, Morocco, and Tunisia, couscous is a dish of utmost importance. To this day ...

By midday, the communal couscous is served to villagers and visitors ... Tamechrit had also been a tool for fostering solidarity during Algeria's Independence War against French colonial rule ...

Couscous originated 2,000 years ago in northwest Africa. One of its nutrients is selenium, a mineral and antioxidant that ...