Moroccan Food Archives

Gum Arabic in Morocco – Awerwar or Meska

In Morocco the word awerwar refers to gum arabic or acacia gum, the hardened sap of the Acacia senegal and Acacia seyal trees, which are …

Mastic droplets or tears shown next to a fork.

Mastic in Moroccan Cooking – Meska Horra

In Morocco, meska horra refers to mastic, the hardened resin from the mastic tree (Pistacia lentiscus), a small tree or shrub which is native to …

Close-up view of veal spleen stuffed with a Moroccan mixture of kefta and rice sits on a wooden cutting board. The spleen has been sliced to reveal the filling. A knife sits on the cutting board next to the stuffed spleen.

Moroccan Stuffed Spleen Recipe – Tihane or Rate Farcie

This traditional Moroccan recipe for stuffed spleen is regarded as a delicacy by Moroccan offal lovers. A tasty filling of seasoned ground beef or lamb is mixed with rice and stuffed into a calf spleen, which is then roasted and served by the slice. Leftovers can be frozen for later serving.

A baked stuffed veal spleen sits on a wooden cutting board. A slice has been cut from the end facing the camera, revealing a filling of kefta, rice and egg.

How to Make Moroccan Stuffed Spleen

Step-by-step photos showing how to make Moroccan stuffed spleen with a seasoned ground beef (kefta), rice and egg mixture. Serve right out of the oven, or allow to cool then wrap and freeze individual slices for later serving.

Moroccan stewed cabbage is served on a decorated plate. Pieces of meat can be seen in the cabbage, and the dish is decorated with wedges of preserved lemon and olives.

Moroccan Cabbage Tagine with Preserved Lemon and Olives

My mother-in-law introduced me to this surprisingly tasty Moroccan Cabbage Tagine many years ago, and her delicious stewed cabbage recipe has remained in my cooking …

A small yellow bowl of Moroccan beet salad. The salad is made of diced, cooked beets which have been tossed with a vinaigrette and garnished with parsley.

Moroccan Beet Salad with Vinaigrette

This traditional beetroot salad with vinaigrette, onions and parsley is easy to make, super healthy, and surprisingly delicious. It also adds beautiful color to any meal.

Close-up photo of Moroccan Seafood Bastilla, a savory seafood pie wrapped in crispy paper-thin pastry. The pie is garnished with cooked shrimp and thin slices of lemon.

Moroccan Seafood Bastilla Recipe

Seafood Bastilla is a great do-ahead special occasion dish. Hiding beneath that crispy pastry is a zesty vermicelli filling chock-full of shrimp, calamari and fish.

A tagine base is filled with carefully arranged fish and vegetables. In the background are another prepped fish tagine as well as fresh herbs and lemon.

Classic Moroccan Fish Tagine with Chermoula and Vegetables

This recipe for Moroccan Fish Tagine with Chermoula and Vegetables is one of the most popular ways to prepare fresh fish in Morocco. First the …

Freshly-made round Moroccan pancakes called meloui are on a cooling rack set on a tray. Three of the pancakes can be seen cooking on a griddle in the background.

Moroccan Meloui Recipe – Round Laminated Moroccan Pancakes or Crepes

Moroccan meloui or malawi (plural) takes its name from the Moroccan Arabic word for “rolled.” This is an apt description since indeed these laminated Moroccan pancakes—or “crepes” as …