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A FOOD TRADITION

Moroccan Cuisine

A diverse North African cooking tradition shaped by Amazigh, Arab, Andalusian, Jewish, and Mediterranean influences, known for slow-cooked stews, couscous, breads, salads, pastries, and spice blends.

Dishes linked to this cuisine

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Pastilla

A Moroccan layered pastry traditionally filled with seasoned poultry, eggs, onions, and almonds, then baked and dusted with sweet spices and sugar.

Rfissa

A Moroccan dish of shredded flatbread topped with chicken, lentils, onions, and a fragrant fenugreek-spiced broth.

Sardines Chermoula

Sardines chermoula are sardines marinated in a Moroccan herb-and-spice mixture with garlic, coriander, cumin, lemon, oil, and salt before cooking.

Seffa Medfouna

A Moroccan steamed wheat-vermicelli dish hiding a savory chicken and onion filling beneath a sweet garnish of sugar, cinnamon, almonds, and dried fruit.

Sellou

Sellou is a Moroccan toasted flour confection blended with almonds, sesame, sugar, and butter into a dense, crumbly mixture.

Sfenj

Sfenj is a North African ring-shaped yeast-raised wheat dough fritter, fried until crisp outside and soft inside.

Tagine Mqualli

A Moroccan slow-cooked tagine, commonly made with chicken, preserved lemon, green olives, onion, and warmly seasoned sauce.

Tagine Mrouzia

A Moroccan festive lamb tagine slow-cooked with honey, raisins, almonds, onion, and aromatic spices.

Tagine Tfaya

Tagine Tfaya is a slow-cooked Moroccan chicken dish topped with sweet caramelized onions, raisins, warm spices, and often almonds.

Tagoula

Tagoula is a Moroccan Amazigh barley-flour porridge cooked with water and salt and commonly finished with olive oil or honey.

Tajine Lham-Lahlou

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Taktouka

A Moroccan cooked salad of softened green peppers and tomatoes seasoned with garlic, olive oil, cumin, and coriander.

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