If Proust had been Tunisian, would the Madeleine have been harissa?

If Proust had been Tunisian, would the Madeleine have been harissa?

In Tunis, my son Adam often commented on how the food at his crèche was full of harissa (« Marissa », as he pronounced it at that time), his way of saying it burned his mouth. The staff reassured us that they put the strict minimum amount, just barely enough to help the children get used to…