Harissa Spicy Traditional Moroccan Red Pepper Sauce - 10 Ounce

Very hard to find in our local stores. A great spice.

WE love this spicy addition to our meals. It is a hot smoky red pepper paste from North Africa with red peppers, garlic, olive oil, acids, cumin, coriander, caraway seeds, and smoked paprika plus others. You can also get it in a shaker bottle for a dry rub.

I ordered this harissa paste to use in a Moroccan-style chicken recipe that called for it because our grocery store doesn't carry it in our local store. We are exploring some new recipes for our family and this was a new condiment for us. The recipe was a success and the harissa paste was a hit with our teens and graduate student on the chicken and on the couscous we made to go with it. Our kids started putting the paste on rice and other things at later meals, so this product will become another one of the condiments we have in the fridge pretty much all the time. I was expecting a little more heat but was not disappointed. The flavor-heat balance is good for my tastes. The paste definitely has some heat but it didn't phase anyone and we all ended up putting more on our chicken than was suggested in the recipe to turn it up a notch.

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Spicier than I like but very good