Food and Hospitality

Brik, a Tunisian appetizer reminiscent of its days as a French colony (From promotunisia.com)
Foods:
Traditional foods in Tunisia include lablabi, a type of chickpea soup, asida, a sometimes sweet, cooked ball of dough, and brik, a stuffed pastry-style appetizer, usually filled with fish, egg, vegetables, and herbs. One common ingredient in each of these is some sort of bread, which is a common theme throughout all Middle Eastern cuisine. Also, the use of seafood reflects the geography of Tunisia, which borders the Mediterranean. Eggs are also common in many foods from Tunisia, probably because they are cheap and easily accessible sources of protein for the people of the country, which is mostly desert.

Hospitality:
I found a personal account of the hospitality of the people of Tunisia as given by a man hitchhiking his way around Tunisia. He relates how he was in a restricted area and a guard came up and told him to leave, but the man says that he ended up talking to the guard and took a picture with the guard. Once they left the restricted area, the guard invited the man and his companion for lunch, which was a simple meal of mostly bread. Then, the man stayed the night at a Muslim family's house who he had just met that day, yet the family provided him with a hearty meal, which ended in the traditional manner with mint tea. The family wasn't even wealthy enough to have a bathroom with running water inside the house and the only tap water was a single spout outside the house. Despite this, the family was very welcoming and provided the man with anything he could want. I believe this personal account of the hospitality of the people of Tunisia says more than any generalization about the culture ever could, and how no matter what, they will provide for their guests.

Sources:
"Lablabi." Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia. Web. 22 Dec. 2011. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lablabi.
"Tunisia Cuisine and Food." Promoting Tunisia as a Cultural Travel Destination and Assisting US Companies with Direct Investment Opportunities in Tunisia. Web. 22 Dec. 2011. http://www.promotunisia.com/gastronomy.html.
Wijesuriya, Vajira. "Wonderful Hospitality of a Tunisian Family and Hitchhiking in the Ksour." TravelBlog. 11 Nov. 2009. Web. 22 Dec. 2011. http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Tunisia/Tataouine/blog-351247.html.