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What to eat in Morocco

The 10 best dishes in Morocco

Spice markets, tagines and couscous Friday.

1

Tagine

Eaten all over Morocco

Slow-cooked stew in a cone-shaped pot, with lamb, prunes or chicken with preserved lemon.

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2

Couscous

Eaten all over Morocco

The Friday couscous with seven vegetables and lamb.

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3

Pastilla

Best: Fez

Pigeon or chicken pie with almonds and cinnamon under crisp warqa.

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4

Harira

Best: Everywhere in Ramadan

Lentil, chickpea and tomato soup.

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5

Tanjia

Best: Marrakech

Beef cooked overnight in a clay urn in the hammam fires.

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6

Mechoui

Best: Marrakech

Whole lamb slow-roasted in an underground oven until it pulls apart, eaten by hand with cumin and salt.

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7

Zaalouk

Eaten all over Morocco

Cooked eggplant salad with tomato.

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8

Rfissa

Eaten all over Morocco

Chicken and lentils over shredded msemen.

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9

Msemen

Eaten all over Morocco

Square flaky pancakes with honey.

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10

Sardines

Best: Essaouira

Sardines grilled at the port stalls right off the boats, eaten with chermoula, bread and tomato salad.

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