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Answer for the clue "North African hot paste ", 7 letters:
harissa

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Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Harissa is an Armenian dish from the Ararat plain . It is a thick porridge made from korkot (dried or roasted cracked wheat) and fat-rich meat, usually chicken or lamb. Herbs were substituted for meat in harissa when Armenian religious days required fasting ...

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
Etymology 1 n. A traditional Armenian dish similar to keşkek; a kind of homogeneous porridge made of previously stewed and boned chicken and coarsely ground soaked wheat. Etymology 2 n. A North African spice mix, containing chillis, garlic and salt, used ...

Usage examples of harissa.

Cachundo immediately begins picking chervil tops, arranging garnishes, filling small crocks with grated Parmesan, harissa sauce, rosemary and thyme, gaufrette potato chips, and picking out my favorite saucing spoons from the silver bins.