The Moroccan Cuisine

  The only way to get closer and understand a culture is through its cuisine. As you know Food is a crucial aspect in the Moroccan culture, it describes the real identity of the locals.
If you are planning a visit to Morocco, you have to make sure of squeezing a Cooking class in your schedule and we believe you won't regret it, But if you did not have time you can as well visit numerous restaurants that serve traditional plates.
And through this blog, we aim to introduce all the steps related to the Moroccan cuisine.

Besides getting to know the Moroccan cuisine you will also have the opportunity to meet and get to know locals.
Usually, the first step is shopping for the needed ingredients in the traditional Market or Souk.
The Moroccan souk is the most diverse place, where you will find different spices such as Ras El-hanout, Anise, Fenugreek, Sesame Seeds, Cinnamon, Saffron, Ginger, Turmeric…. all these spices make the Moroccan cuisine more unique than any other worldwide one.
You may wonder why is that? but only a trip to a local market will be the answer. The Moroccan dishes are a mixture of tastes, such as salty, sweet, and chilly, and all these flavours are achieved by the spices.

In Morocco learning how to cook is a must for girls because homemade food is something sacred in the culture, also you will be shocked to learn about the fact that there are recipes inherited from generations, with secret ingredients, only Old people knows about.

The Menu of the Moroccan Cuisine is huge, which make it quite difficult to chose what to eat, but we will introduce to you all the different kind of tagines (with chicken, fish or vegetables), tagine of onions and raisins, Kefta (ground meat) with tomato sauce and eggs, Couscous, Pastilla , Moroccan soups Harira, traditional Moroccan salads like Zaalouk, baked bread (khobz(traditional bread) , Harcha , Melawi), different kinds of juice, and Moroccan mint tea etc.
You need to discover the Moroccan spices (Ras El-hanout, Anise, Fenugreek, Sesame Seeds, Cinnamon, Saffron, Ginger, Turmeric….) for a mastered tasty dish.


The Moroccan cuisine is a vast subject, but if you ever visited Morocco make sure to try most of the dishes we sited. and do not forget you can visit our website and Youtube channel that introduces some of the most amazing pictures taken by our Team. 

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