Moroccan food - our experiences from Morocco

Moroccan food is rich in both colour and aroma. Generally speaking, you are usually served one of two dishes: couscous or the Moroccan stew tagine. These in turn can be varied endlessly! In addition, Moroccan cuisine offers delicious salads and vegetable dishes, fantastic bread, juicy fruits and, of course, sweet Moroccan tea.

Moroccan food - many influences

Moroccan food is influenced by many different cultures. The cuisine is influenced by the nomadic Berber people, the Romans, the Turks and the Middle East. Among other things. Just as Moroccan cuisine is rich in influences, it is rich in spices and flavours.

While Moroccan cuisine may seem to vary between relatively few dishes, there is a wide variety of spices and flavours, and fruit is not uncommon as a flavouring agent. Here we tell you about some of the most common dishes we have encountered during our travels in Morocco.

Tagine

Tagine, or food served in a clay pot, is one of the most common dishes in Morocco. It often includes lamb or chicken, perhaps accompanied by some kind of vegetable or potato.

Tagine can also include, for example, fish or Moroccan meatballs, and sometimes you can get slightly different tagine, like the one we had in the Sahara with beef, eggs and plums. Moroccan food at its best!

Couscous

Another common dish, often eaten on Fridays as it is a good dish to serve when the whole family gets together, is couscous. This dish is often served with cooked vegetables and perhaps chickpeas. It is not easy to see in the picture, but under the mountain of chickpeas and vegetables there is a big plate of couscous.

Bread, Salads and mixes

Moroccan bread can be incredibly fresh and delicious. Sometimes it is served with oil, honey or nut cream for dipping - delicious! Other times, bread and various vegetable mixes are served as an appetiser. The mixtures, which can be made from tomatoes, peppers or aubergines, are often very tasty.

It is also common to serve a salad before the meal, with fresh vegetables. The one shown in the picture included red onion, tomato, cucumber, corn and orange.

Desserts

By far the most common dessert in Morocco has to be oranges. It may sound boring, but Moroccan oranges are incredibly juicy and tasty, so orange is never wrong. They're often served in slices, but we've also seen a whole orange served with a knife for dessert. If you get tired of orange for dessert, there is often ice cream.

breakfast

Breakfast is served with tea or coffee and perhaps juice. You often also get bread, and maybe Moroccan pancakes with oil, honey or jam. Sometimes we have also been served yoghurt or cakes. If you are staying in a large hotel, it is nice to have a larger buffet, with a mix of Moroccan and Western specialities.

Moroccan tea

The sweet Moroccan mint tea is also available everywhere and all the time. Ideally, it should be poured in a special way. The jug should be held high above the teacups when pouring, as in the picture.

More to read

Please also read more about travelling in Marrakech, i Sahara or in Agadir. Below you will also find reports on food in different countries around the world.