Traditional Tunisian brik: the thin malsouka pastry with egg, tuna, capers and parsley, fried
Published on: July 5, 2026
Tunisia's most famous starter: a sheet of paper-thin pastry folded into a triangle with tuna, onion, capers, parsley and a whole egg, fried quickly until golden and crispy, with the yolk still runny. Eaten by hand with lemon, and it is the art of not letting the yolk drip.