preserved foods Archives

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

Moroccan Preserved Meat – Khlii or Khlea

Khlii is a confit of dried Moroccan meat that’s stored in its cooking fats. Once an important way to preserve meat in the days before refrigeration, khlii is now enjoyed as a delicacy.

A photo of cured strips of meat hanging to dry on a line in order to make gueddid, a type of Moroccan dried meat.

Moroccan Cured and Dried Meat – Gueddid

Thousands of years ago, people developed ways to preserve and store food for as long as possible. In the Maghreb where Morocco is located, sun drying …