7 Mouthwatering Comfort Foods in Morocco
7 Moroccan Comfort Foods In cities and rural regions, Moroccans can be spotted daily eating comfort foods. Traditionally, Moroccans eat three meals a day, with lunchtime remaining the most important as all family members still come home from school or work to eat together. Each of these meals is typically homemade and include a […]
24 Hours In Tarifa, Andalusia’s Little Morocco
24 Hours In Tarifa, Andalusia’s Little Morocco Located just 40 minutes by ferry from Morocco’s port city Tangier, Tarifa is Europe’s southernmost city and a gateway to the North African continent. It is across from the Strait of Gibraltar and faces Morocco. This small fishing village is located in the province of Cádiz, […]
Gluten Free Morocco Essentials, Where to Eat & Shop
Gluten Free Morocco Guide: Eating in and Dining Out With over nine types of bread gracing Morocco’s kitchen tables and bread serving as the main staple of the Moroccan diet, gluten-free travelers may feel overwhelmed. Bread is eaten in every meal whether it is to scoop up a Moroccan tagine, a tangia or vegetable salads. […]
An Art Deco Guide to Gueliz, Marrakech’s Trend Setting New Town
An Art Deco Guide to Gueliz, Marrakech A great way to discover the Moroccan city of Gueliz is through a guided walking tour of its Art Deco Architecture. You can spend an afternoon gallery hopping, shopping at designer boutiques, and eat your way through Marrakech’s, trendsetting new town. As one of the most sought-after Colonial cities […]
The Top 10 Best Lunch Spots in Marrakech
Marrakech is home to some of the most interesting restaurants in Morocco. From Moroccan Traditional Fare served streetside to Contemporary French cuisine served on Moroccan salon style seating, Italian Trattoria’s, local Crèperie’s by the dozen, Asian Fusion, Riad three-course dining along with a variety of eats in Djemaa El Fna Square. There’s some place for […]
Morocco Expert Tours Custom Designed Luxury Travel
For travelers interested in discovering Morocco’s Imperial Cities and the Great Desert region, Travel Exploration offers Morocco Expert Tours that custom designed with the perfect amount of luxury and authenticity. Our Morocco Expert Tours are offered on a private tour basis and tailored for couples, families, and small groups. Travelers will uncover the cultural […]
Fes Gourmet Festival, A Taste of Morocco in 2015
Travel Exploration announces our Imperial City fall cuisine tour slated for November 2015 with a focus on Fes-Gourmet. Inclusive in this gastronomic adventure for foodies are daily Morocco food tours and evenings of delight at the celebrate the Fes-Gourmet festival. The Fes Gourmet Festival is an experience not to be missed and a perfect inclusion on a private tour to Morocco for foodies and leading chefs. Visit Fes with Travel Exploration this November for a once in a lifetime culinary adventure and a Taste of Morocco. Participate in dining at over 10 riads in the Fez medina who offer up unique dishes indigenous of traditional Fes.
Fes Food, Eating Well in Fes
Fes is the culinary and cultural capital of Morocco. The city of Fes is a leader in Moroccan cuisine. The ancient traditions of Fes cuisine come alive at a variety of riads and restaurants throughout the old city of Fes. New on the scene are a wide variety of boutique riads that have opened their doors to the public and are merging traditional Fassis table cuisine with French and International flavors. Morocco Travel Specialist, Alecia Cohen, takes a look at the best places to dine and experience cuisine in Fes to tempt your pallets on a Morocco Tour.
Morocco’s Erfoud Date Festival, Your Morocco Tour Guide
The Erfoud Date Festival takes place in early October for 3 days (dependant on the harvest) and makes for the perfect pitstop on a Morocco Private Tour. Erfoud is a small oasis town in the Moroccan Sahara desert, about 6 hours to the east of Ouarzazate. It is a quiet little town with red buildings surrounded by beautiful scenery and date palms stretching from Er Rachidia to the North, and Rissani to the south to form the largest expanse of palm groves in Morocco.
Cooking up in Morocco, Best Cooking Classes, Your Morocco Tour Guide
Learning some of the basics of Moroccan cooking can be an enjoyable experience and adds to your own culinary skills back home. Many riads offer cookery classes for their clients during their stay. These usually begin with a trip to the souk accompanied by one of the staff to buy produce and spices. In contrast to shopping at home everything is bought fresh, for home-cooking. The market stalls include piles of spices, and fresh fruits, nuts and fine local vegetables all beautifully laid out with the fragrance of mint and cilantro . Shopping in the souks of Morocco is a keen sensory experience, as well as a chance to experience local daily life as buyers and sellers haggle over prices.
