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English: Sweet wheat bread cooked on fire in Tunisia. It is a dish of the northen part of the country but represents a huge cultural heritage and knowledge. In fact using wheat and olive oil, two endemic and pioneer crops of the Mediterranean region show the long history of humans interacting with nature and making use of its element in a respectful way. These two ingredients contributes as well to a healthy diet. The pot in which the bread is cooked is manually made out of local argile. That also constitutes a traditional knowledge on its way to disappear unfortunately. The way of cooking is also interesting as its over fire from pruning olive branches . Here cycles are closed and nothing goes to waste. That is traditional cultural managements in its highest points of sustainability.