The experience
The place where the story of this dish has its deepest roots: in the Arab quarter of Mazara, fish couscous is made every day as an everyday gesture, not as an event — the most authentic and least festive face of this tradition.
Town: Mazara del Vallo
Categories: Trapani Couscous
A walk through the alleys of the Kasbah, among painted majolica and the scent of spices.
Lunch or dinner in one of the neighbourhood’s historic trattorias.
Watching, where possible, the traditional preparation in the ceramic mafaradda.
Fish couscous following the Mazara recipe.