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Merguez

Food
Merguez is a red, spicy lamb- or beef-based fresh sausage in Maghrebi cuisine. In France, merguez became popular in the 1960s and 1970s, as Algerian immigrants and the pieds-noirs of Algeria settled in the country and opened small shops and... Wikipedia
Alternative names: مرقاز
Associated cuisine: Algeria; Morocco; Libya; Tunisia
Ingredients generally used: Cumin and chili pepper or harissa
Invented: 12th century
Main ingredients: Lamb or beef
Region or state: Maghreb