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GIVEAWAY: Gift pack of North African goodies including “The End of The Sahara”
22nd February 2026
GIVEAWAY: Gift pack of North African goodies plus “The End of The Sahara”…we are delighted to join forces with Bitter Lemon Press and offer a selection of North African delights in our giveaway to mark publication of The End of the Sahara by Said Katibi, TR: Alexandre Elison. Set in ALGERIA
The End of the Sahara by Saïd Katibi, TR: Alexandre Elison
On an early autumn morning in 1988, on the outskirts of an Algerian city on the edge of the desert, a shepherd stumbles upon the lifeless body of Zakia Zaghouani, the stunning nightclub singer at the Sahara Hotel. Suspicion immediately falls on her lover, who is thrown into prison. The incompetent Inspector Hamid begins an investigation. So does the defense lawyer of the main suspect. Family, friends, and close ones give their testimonies, finding themselves confronted with their past. Secrets, betrayals, grudges, but also dreams and hopes shed light on their connection to the victim. Each person harbours, for one reason or another, the desire to take revenge on her. So, who really killed Zakia? And what if, behind this woman’s murder, lie secrets so unbearable they could tear an entire community apart?
The items included in the giveaway:
A copy of The End of the Sahara by Saïd Khatibi
A box of dates
Organic cous cous
A pack of spices
A decorative lantern
A jar of harissa paste
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- Just let us know in the Comments below by midnight, 7 March 2026, just tell us about your favourite North African food. Is it couscous, do you love dates, hummus, perhaps?
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I love harissa stirred into hummus!
I love a delicious, tasty Shakshuka.
I love dates but tend to only eat them at Christmas time. I think I should eat them more often.
I love a tagine with spicy sausages (merignez??) Drooling just thinking about it …
Love hummus, easy to eat and high protein so healthy too with chopped veggies
Dates, totally irresistible. Pleased they are good for my digestive health, bone strength and heart health. Just have to remember they are also high in calories and natural sugars so have to ration myself! A wonderful prize on offer this week. Thank you.
Pastilla / B’stilla
Ful Medames
Shakshouka
Couscous is my favourite
My favourite North African food is Tunisian brik
Lamb tagine
dates
couscous
Lamb tagine
dates
Lamb tagine
couscous
Tabouleh
Harissa paste
Couscous with slow-cooked vegetables and spices.
Hummus
Dates
I love lamb tagines! They taste amazing, then for dessert… dates!! Yummy!
I love authentic hummus
I couldn’t lie without hummus!
For me it has to be dates which I use to make a healthy dessert along with almonds.
hummus is lovely
Hummus!
Dates
Couscous is the best-soaks up flavours and spices with a tagine beautifully! Great too with salads.
Lamb tagine
Harira – I love lentils and chick peas
just love Lamb Tagine (could eat a couple of bowls full!)
I totally love hummus, It is always my favourite lunch or starter
I love houmous – it’s so versatile! Can be flavoured with just about anything and makes a great carrier for so many different foods, both sweet and savoury (Tonight I mixed some with “tuna” for a vegan tuna mayo which I had on oat cakes, and plain houmous with celery and carrot for dipping)
Falafel
I’m a big fan of hummus…too big!
Giant Cous Cous is my absolute favourite.
I love anything with ras al hanout spice mix 🙂
Falafel
Dates
Lamb tagine
Lamb tagine
Dates
Falafel
My favourite North African food has to be dates. I do sometimes put some peanut butter in them and this gives me a little boost!!
I love Shakshouka.
We love a full on tagine made with fish and almonds, cooked in our tagine pot
Sambusaks, Egyptian golden pastries with spinach and pine nuts – so tasty
Houmus/hummus! I never know how to spell it but cannot imagine my fridge without a supply in it!
Shakshuka – Spicy, fresh and as tasty a dish as you could ever wish to eat
I have never tried North African food before.
I do love couscous it’s so versatile and a great base for many meals,
Lamb tagine with prunes and almonds
Do like a Lamb Tagine, a chickpea couscous and love dates x
we love tabboulet, we first tried it in France though
I love any kind of meat soaked in harissa paste
Harira – a velvety, tomato-based soup thickened with lentils, chickpeas, and fine vermicelli.
Dates, excellent for the digestion too
Lamb tagine
I love a table set out with lots of North African delicacies but there must be pomegranate seeds
cous cous with lamb koftas
Has to be hummus. With a bit of warm bread you can’t go wrong
Has to be mechoui. Roasted lamb. I still remember the lamb we had in Marrakesh roasted underground for hours. So simple but so tasty with just a bit of salt and bread.
cous cous with cod in sauce and I love dates cracking food
My favourite North African food has to be a proper Moroccan lamb tagine — the kind that fills the whole kitchen with warm cinnamon, apricot sweetness and that slow‑cooked, melt‑into‑the‑spoon tenderness. It’s comfort food with a passport: one bite and suddenly I’m somewhere between a spice souk and a sunset over the Sahara
Couscous, so versatile.
Couscous is a favourite of mine but also shakshuka
A pilaf, especially my mum’s recipe for Suliman’s Pilaf, with lamb, tomatoes, currants and rice
Dates. I have 2 each morning in my porridge. They add fibre to my diet which is helpful in reducing my cholesterol levels. They taste good too
It has to be hummus. I like experimenting adding different flavours.
I love fresh dates, sweet but healthy.
Dates – because they are essentially nature’s version of a caramel—but with a much better resume. Healthy sweets.
Merquez is divine!
Harissa lamb with couscous has been a staple at home ever since I was a child
tagine
My favourite is couscous You can add so many things and flavours to it. I love mixing it with roasted veg or just with lemon juice and fresh mint
Love a good tagine!
Dates!
I love a Moroccan lamb tagine
Dates.
Tajine is my favourite North African food — I love the rich spices and slow‑cooked flavours
I love Lamb Tagine – cannot get enough!
love love love dates – so versatile – can be eaten as they are or used in savoury dishes or delicious sweet dishes such as my favourite sticky toffee pudding
You can’t beat houmous for a delicious snack
Moroccan style hummus
I love dates but they are not available all year round in UK.
Definitely hummus!
Lamb tagine with couscous
Hummus and dates are my favourites but am happy to eat anything else!
Hummus is my favourite, with lightly charred Pitta.
favorite North African is couscous
Hummus; mI love it in all it’s wonderful flavours!
oh my god i love houmous
Hummus, sooo good!
Lamb tagine with apricots & toasted almonds
I love dates, especially at Christmas!
Moroccan Tagine
any type of vegan tagine
Definitely hummus!
I love tagine!
I recommend giving Kushari a try – rice, lentils and macaroni.
Vegetable tagine with couscous.
I love a tagine with apricots and prunes
I like hummus and I like kadaif
Houmous of course!
Love dates!
Dates, they go very well in a cake with walnuts.
Hummus for me!
Hummus and falafel. So good!
hummus is fantastic
Dates make a lovely treat.
A chickpea & apricot tagine.
I love dates
I love dates
I love dates, such a wonderful flavour.
I could eat them all day, every day and as no one else in the family like them it is all the more for me
I love North African food! Looking forward to my holiday In Morocco later this year.
Sweet!
My favourite North African food is hummus and I like to eat it with crunchy vegetables!
Not only are dates delicious, but they are also very nutritious. I have one or two each morning for their slow-release energy.
I love couscous and the spicy meat and vegetable stew served with it, but the best part of the meal is the fresh mint tea to wash it down with
I love Trip Fiction!
injera
Good luck everyone
Rass el Hanout
A blend of spices perfect for numerous dishes
Lamb tagine
Lamb Kebabs with Pomegranate Molasses and Mint Dipping Sauce
Not true any so I’ll be in for a treat – sounds so delicious
Hummus!
pastilla from Morocco.
I love hummous, couscous, butternut squash tagine, falafel, pitta bread
I love dates
We love a Tagine meal , my favourite has to be Mrouzia I was lucky enough to share with friends celebrations at Eid.
Couscous is a firm favourite in our house. Especially lightly spiced with sultanas. It’s so very versatile and loved by all the family.
I love couscous with a Middle Eastern chicken stew.
I live on homemade hummus … So full of flavour and goodness, although at Christmas I am very partial to Medjool dates