Tabel Spice

Ingredients: Cumin, coriander, garlic, caraway, Kashmiri pepper, anise, black pepper, salt.

Tabel is the quiet backbone of Tunisian cooking. Found in every pantry, passed from hand to hand rather than written down, it’s a blend that belongs to everyone and no one at once. At its heart are familiar spices — coriander, caraway, garlic — yet no two jars ever taste quite the same.

Each family adjusts it by memory, by instinct, by what their kitchen has always smelled like. Tabel isn’t meant to stand out; it’s meant to belong. woven into soups, stews, and everyday meals.

Tunisian can’t live without it. Tabel is the one that makes a place feel like home.