Tunisia has submitted an application for its famous harissa pepper to be included on UNESCO’s representative list of intangible cultural heritage, as it seeks broader recognition for the culinary staple. The application, officially titled “The Harissa: know-how and culinary and social practices” was delivered to UNESCO’s Paris headquarters by Tunisia’s delegate to the organisation Ghazi Ghrairi, the country’s official press agency TAP reported. Ghrairi told TAP that a UNESCO representative ...