Results tagged “Algeria” from Birmingham Mail - Restaurant Spy

Why isn't north African cuisine more popular in this city?

It has a very special vibrancy. I'm attracted by the use of fruit with meat, the balancing of sweet spices such as cinnamon and coriander and the occasional flash of chilli heat, not to mention the mound of fluffy cous cous served with stews.

I know of two restaurants in Birmingham that serve such food - Zagora in the city centre and La Fibule in Moseley.

It amazes me that neither is particularly well known and that there are not far more restauants serving Moroccan, Tunisian and Algerian food.