Moroccan Couscous Appears In Medieval Egyptian Manuscript, Scholar Says

Moroccan couscous was mentioned in a medieval Egyptian manuscript, the "Kanz al-Fawa’id fi Tanwi’ al-Mawa’id", dating back to the 14th century. Scholar Daniel Newman highlighted this discovery in an episode of Al Jazeera's "Meals of the Ancestors", indicating that it demonstrates culinary exchange between North Africa and the eastern Arab world. This reference challenges the notion of one-way culinary influence, showing that Maghrebi food traditions also traveled east.