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Pungent paste or sauce made with chilies, garlic, cumin, caraway, coriander, paprika, and olive oil, used as a condiment and flavoring in North African and Middle Eastern cookery

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Usage examples (36)
  • But you have found the perfect cure for it, harissa is delicious.
  • Consider making some of your own condiments such as harissa or chutneys that you might normally buy.
  • Burmese or cayenne, paprika, chiles or pastes, such as harissa, is present but not by any means overpowering.
  • I really like harissa too, especially on a falafel.
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