(Clockwise from top left) Chile sauces: Homemade Sriracha; Tomato & Chile Momo Dunk; Sweet Garlic & Pickled Chile Dipping Sauce; Harissa; All-Purpose Hot Sauce; Fuschia Dunlop’s Chinese Chile Oil.

Harissa is a peppery, garlicky, and smoky chile paste or sauce that originated from Tunisia and is widely used in North Africa. It can have moderate to spicy heat depending on the chiles used and has ...