This was our welcome to Tunisia dinner. It was at the Darel Jeld Restaurant in the medina in Tunis. The restaurant was formerly an 18th century sultan’s palace. It was a really nice place and probably the best meal that we had in north Africa.

The first photo is in the downstairs area. We ate upstairs in a private room. When we left, every table was full of people. We had arrived early.

The next photo is the salad portion of our dinner. Each group of four people was served three salad plates. You can see these in the lowest three plates. The upper left plate was a seafood platter with shrimp, calamari (the best I’ve ever eaten), mussels, etc. The second plate was tomatoes, mozzarella cheese, olives, etc. The third plate was tuna, eggs, olives, peppers, etc. Each salad was delicious and I could have made a meal out of any of them.

I’m relaxing and enjoying some Tunisian wine in the third photo. Notice the sultan’s tile on the wall behind me. This was my main dish which was beef and vegetables, along with fresh baked bread.

Vicky’s main dish is in the fourth photo. She had beef, couscous, and vegetables. She said it was very good.

The last photo was our dessert tray, plus we had mint tea. Then when we were finished, they came around and sprinkled our hands with orange water. It was an excellent meal!