Discover Ancient Fes: 5-Day Culinary Tour in Morocco
There’s something magical about standing in a centuries-old kitchen in Fes, Morocco’s culinary capital, watching steam rise from a simmering tagine as the call to prayer echoes through the medina. After spending five incredible days exploring the gastronomic treasures of this ancient city on a Fes 5-Day Culinary Tour, I can tell you that […]
How to Make Moroccan Preserved Lemons, A Step by Step Guide for Beginners
How to Make Moroccan Preserved Lemons, A Step by Step Guide for Beginners Preserved lemons, also referred to as pickled lemons, are an indispensable ingredient in Moroccan cuisine. They can be found in various Moroccan recipes. The preserved lemon is a condiment that is popular in South Asia and North Africa, and partiruclarly widely […]
10 Things to Do, Essaouira Ultimate Morocco Travel Guide
Essaouira is the perfect excuse to head southwest of Marrakech to experience a one-of-a-kind coastal town in Morocco. Laid back with a hippy vibe, windswept Essaouira, also referred to as “old Mogador,” attracts the Bohemian types searching for an inspiring destination where a keen combination of savory cuisine, local markets, artisans and seaside walks […]
How to Tour Morocco on a Culinary Adventure
From the populated ancient medinas in the Imperial Cities to the dusty Desert region to the great Southern rural villages, seaside towns and farm communities, a Travel Exploration Moroccan Food Tour
Morocco’s Great Spice Trade, Your Morocco Tour Guide
The great sea voyages of the Portuguese explorers Ferdinand Magellan, who served for a while in Morocco, Vasco de Gama and the Spanish captain Christopher Columbus expanded trade routes around the world and especially the spice trade and the security of these routes was crucial. Morocco was on the route between Europe, the Middle East and Asia and therefore acquired a number of spices as Portuguese and Spanish enclaves and ports were established along the Moroccan coast.
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.
Morocco Traditional Food, The World of Moroccan Cuisine, Your Morocco Travel Guide
Moroccan cuisine is the culinary star of North Africa. Imperial and trade influence has been filtered and blended into Morocco’s culture. Being at the crossroads of many civilizations, the cuisine of Morocco is a mélange of Arab, Berber, Moorish, French, Middle Eastern, Mediterranean African, Iberian, and Jewish influences. Moroccan cooking is enhanced with fruits, dried and fresh — apricots, dates, figs, and raisins, to name a few. Lemons preserved in a salt-lemon juice mixture bring a unique face to many Moroccan chicken and pigeon dishes. Nuts are prominent; pine nuts, almonds, and pistachios show up in all sorts of unexpected places.
