Chili pepper (Capsicum annuum)

TN 761A

TN 728

TN 702

Flora

This stamp highlights the chili pepper (Capsicum annuum) as an emblematic element of Tunisian agriculture and food culture, highlighting its importance in culinary uses and popular traditions. The illustration associates the plant, represented with its ripe fruits, with a stylized and dynamic figure inspired by the folkloric imagination, creating a symbolic link between cultivated nature and human creativity. This playful staging suggests the vitality, character and flavor that chili peppers bring to Tunisian cuisine, while evoking the close relationship between local products and cultural practices. In the Tunisian context, this stamp is part of a series devoted to natural and agricultural resources, affirming the central role of food crops in the rural economy, the gastronomic identity and the daily heritage of the country, where cultivated plants are both a source of subsistence and a deeply rooted cultural marker.

36 x 31 mm

Polychrome

Hatem El Mekki

13 x 13½

Photogravure

0,01 DT

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2 000 000 exemplaires