Boutheina Bensalem

Boutheina Bensalem is a Franco-Tunisian chef and entrepreneur. She inherited her cooking skills and love for food from her mother, a talented and renowned cook. Boutheina quit her day job to pursue her passion for cuisine, with a particular interest for artisanal food and traditional methods of cooking. She creates a contemporary cuisine influenced by her Mediterranean roots that honors Tunisian terroir and artisanal ingredients. Boutheina has led workshops and showcases Tunisian cuisine at private dinners and immersive food events in Madrid where she lived, London where she currently lives, Toronto for its inspirational food scene and the south of France where she grew up.

An Oral History of Mouloukhiya from Egypt, Palestine, Tunisia and Japan

An Oral History of Mouloukhiya from Egypt, Palestine, Tunisia and Japan

Four cooks from Egypt to Japan talk about their family lore and personal experience preparing mouloukhiya.

24 JANUARY 2022 • By Fadi Kattan, Nevine Abraham, Ryoko Sekiguchi, Boutheina Bensalem
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