Taste of Maroc - Moroccan Food, Culture, Lifestyle and Travel

Moroccan tagine with lamb, quinces and prunes, cooked m'qualli-style and sprinkled with sesame seeds

Moroccan Chicken and Poultry Moroccan Cooking 101 Moroccan Lamb and Beef Dishes

Basic Sweet Moroccan M’qualli Recipe for Sweet Toppings or Stewed Fruits

A platter of a Moroccan chicken and lentil stew served over a bed of shredded pastry. A whole chicken is centered on the pastry bed. Whole garlic cloves sit in a bowl on top of the chicken. The entire dish is garnished with dates and fried almonds.

Moroccan Chicken and Poultry

Moroccan Bormache Recipe – Meknes Style Rfissa

Moroccan chicken m'qualli. 3 chichens garnished with daghmira, olives and preserved lemons.

Moroccan Chicken and Poultry

Classic Moroccan Chicken M’qualli with Preserved Lemon, Olives and Daghmira (Onion Sauce)

Moroccan chicken M'qualli with pumpkin paste.

Moroccan Chicken and Poultry Moroccan Lamb and Beef Dishes

Moroccan Chicken, Lamb or Beef M’qualli with Pumpkin Paste – D’jaj (or L’ham) M’qualli Mderbel

3 steamed and roasted chickens with herbs stuffing served with vegetables

Moroccan Chicken and Poultry

Moroccan Steamed Chicken with Spinach and Chermoula Stuffing

Steamed, broken strands of vermicelli are mounded high on a platter and decorated ground fried almonds, cinnamon and powdered sugar. Raisins can be seen throughout the vermicelli.

Couscous, Rice and Pasta Moroccan Chicken and Poultry Moroccan Lamb and Beef Dishes

Seffa Medfouna Recipe – Broken Vermicelli or Couscous with Chicken, Lamb or Beef

Photograph of a large, deep ceramic dish holding a Moroccan dish of chicken, lentils and onions served on a bed of shredded, stringy pan-fried crepes called rezzat el qadi.

Moroccan Chicken and Poultry

Moroccan Chicken Rfissa – Trid with Chicken and Lentils

Two roasted chickens sit side-by-side on a serving platter. They are trussed and garnished with chermoula marinade and strips of preserved lemon skin. The chickens are surrounded by an onion sauce with chicken liver and green olives.

Moroccan Chicken and Poultry

Moroccan Roasted Chicken with Preserved Lemon, Olives and Onion Sauce

A serving of Moroccan chicken and pears, and a sprinkle of blanched, friend and crushed almonds

Moroccan Chicken and Poultry

Moroccan M’qualli of Chicken or Quails with Pears

Tips & Techniques

A couscoussier is on a stove. Couscous is barely visible in the steamer basket.

Tips, Techniques and Tutorials

How to Steam Couscous the Moroccan Way

Traditional Moroccan couscous is always prepared by steaming, a method that allows each individual grain of couscous to become plump and tender without being clumpy, soggy or sticky. This is usually done in a...

Tips, Techniques and Tutorials

How to Steam Broken Vermicelli or Angel Hair Pasta (Chaariya) for Seffa and Other Moroccan Dishes

Learn how to steam broken vermicelli or angel hair pasta (chaariya) for use in traditional Moroccan recipes such as seffa and seffa medfouna.

Image showing several wedges of pomegranate; the bright red seeds are exposed but still trapped in membrane. Several whole pomegranates are in the background. A single whole walnut rests beside a small pile of pomegranate seeds.

Tips, Techniques and Tutorials

How to Seed a Pomegranate

If your family likes to eat pomegranate seeds by the bowlful, as do many Moroccans, removing and cleaning the seeds can be a bit of a tedious task. Or, if you’ve never tried seeding a pomegranate before, you might...

Fresh whole chicken on a wooden cutting board. Two heads of garlic, two tomatoes and a sprig of rosemary are beside the chicken.

Tips, Techniques and Tutorials

Cleaning and Brining Chicken the Moroccan Way

Moroccan cuisine has a vast array of chicken dishes. Whether the birds used are beldi (free range or country chicken) or roumi (standard battery chicken), they must undergo a specific process of cleaning and brining...

Whole preserved lemons and wedges of preserved lemon in a decorated ceramic dish.

Ingredients Preserved Foods Tips, Techniques and Tutorials

How to Make Moroccan Preserved Lemons

If you’re going to be cooking Moroccan dishes with any regularity, even if only occasionally, you’ll want to keep preserved lemons on hand. They’re surprisingly easy and inexpensive to make at home...

Photo of Moroccan confit of preserved meat. Strips of dried meat are covered with the grainy solidified fat in which they were packed.

Ingredients Preserved Foods Tips, Techniques and Tutorials

Moroccan Preserved Meat – Khlii or Khlea

Khlii (or khlea) is a confit of Moroccan preserved meat. It’s traditionally prepared by the long, slow simmering of a cured, dried meat called gueddid in olive oil and suet. The resulting confit will store safely...

Moroccan Breads to Try

Moroccan Breads

Krachel Recipe – Moroccan Sweet Rolls with Anise, Sesame and Orange Flower Water

Krachel — also called el gors — are brioche-like Moroccan sweet rolls traditionally flavored with anise seeds, sesame seeds and orange flower water. They’re a popular offering at breakfast or tea time, where...

two loaves of Moroccan flatbread called khobz in a traditional basket

Moroccan Breads

Moroccan Khobz Recipe – Basic Moroccan Bread Recipe

The round Moroccan bread served at most meals is called khobz, but you might also hear it referred to by Berber names of kesra in Tamazight or agroum in Tashelhit. Crusty with a course interior, it’s perfect for...

Photo of batbout, Moroccan pita bread, in a basket on a table.

Moroccan Breads

Batbout – Moroccan Pita Bread Recipe

Batbout is a flavorful, chewy Moroccan bread that cooks with a pocket just like pita bread. Rather than being baked in the oven like Middle Eastern pita, batbout is cooked on the stove in a pan or on a griddle, where it...

Square, laminated pancakes called msemen are arranged in overlapping fashion on a platter. Two pats of butter and a small spoon full of jam sits on the pile of msemen.

Moroccan Breads

Basic Msemen Recipe – Square Moroccan Pancakes

These square, laminated pancakes are called msemen or sometimes rghaif. They’re a popular breakfast and tea time treat not only in Morocco, but also Tunisia and Algeria. If you haven’t tried one, it’s...

Overhead view of spongy semolina pancakes called beghrir. The pancakes have a honeycombed appearance and are arranged in an overlapping circular pattern on the serving dish. A small bowl of butter and honey syrup is centered on the pile of pancakes.

Moroccan Breads

Beghrir – Moroccan Semolina Pancakes

Beghrir or baghrir are spongy, melt-in-your-mouth Moroccan pancakes made from a crepe-like semolina batter. Light and tender, the pancakes are characterized by a unique honeycomb-like appearance. This is a result of...