Photo credit: Lynn Sheppard @www.maroc-o-phile.com Looking for the perfect day trip from Marrakech? Essaouira should be on your radar! Essaouira is a coastal destination that we regretted not being able to visit during our time in Morocco. We were enticed to visit by an itinerary suggested to us by Lynn Shepard, a Moroccan travel expert …
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We recently spent a month in “The Red City” and compiled our list of what to do in Marrakech, Morocco. Marrakech is an African destination on many people’s travel bucket lists. And for good reason. From wandering through the old walled city, world-class shopping, to exploring the exotic food, to seaside side trips, Marrakech has …
Meatball Tagine is Moroccan comfort food at it’s best. We spent a month in Marrakech and tried out quite a few tagine dishes. Tagine or Tajine dishes get their names for the pottery dish with a cone-shaped lid in which they are slow cooked to perfection. In this dish, meatballs are slow cooked in a …
Tagine dishes get their name from the pottery dish with a cone-shaped lid in which they are slowed cooked to perfection. We tried a number of Tagine dishes while in Marrakech, Morocco. They run from savory to sweet with the addition of dried fruit and honey. This version, Chicken Tagine with Apricots, Prunes and Preserved …
This traditional Moroccan bread, or Khobtz, is served with almost every meal in Marrakech. The round bread is torn into pieces and used as a scoop when eating dishes like slow-cooked juicy tagines, couscous or cooked vegetable salads. It is also scooped out and stuffed with savory fillings by street vendors for the crowds into …
Taking the Marrakech Cooking Class at La Maison Arabe was one of our favorite things to do in Marrakech. When we first arrived in Marrakech, one of the first things we wanted to do was to the try a tagine dish. A tagine is the cone shaped vessel that Moroccans use to slow cook dishes …
When we were planning a visit to Marrakesh we couldn’t wait to try Chicken Tagine. And when we tried our first authentic chicken tagine dish, we knew we had been right! It was sublime! The savory, briny notes of preserved lemons and olives with aromatic spices, created a delightful and well-balanced dish. The chicken itself …
This traditional Moroccan food tour took us deep inside the center of the old city Marrakech and allowed us to explore the real flavors of Morocco. The setting was as compelling and mysterious as the food and I wonder how many people who haven’t been led specifically behind the doors that we explored, leave Marrakech …