Posts Tagged ‘Couscous’

Morocco’s Great Spice Trade, Your Morocco Tour Guide

Morocco’s Great Spice Trade, Your Morocco Tour Guide

Morocco Vacations & Tours

The great sea voyages of the Portuguese explorers Ferdinand Magellan, who served for a while in Morocco, Vasco de Gama and the Spanish captain Christopher Columbus expanded trade routes around the world and especially the spice trade and the security of these routes was crucial. Morocco was on the route between Europe, the…

Read more
Travel Exploration Launches Culinary Trips to Morocco

Travel Exploration Launches Culinary Trips to Morocco

Morocco Vacations & Tours

Morocco has an exceptional history of cuisine with  long standing reputation and allure for the Western traveler. Being at the crossroads of many civilizations Morocco is a mélange of Arab, Berber, Moorish, French, Middle Eastern, Mediterranean African, Iberian, and Jewish influences. Keeping up to date with new travel trends, Travel Exploration has…

Read more
Morocco Cooking Vacation, Your Morocco Travel Guide

Morocco Cooking Vacation, Your Morocco Travel Guide

Moroccan Food & Drink, Morocco Vacations & Tours

When considering a Morocco Tour there are many options which will make for a unique travel experience. One way for Moroccan travelers to discover the real Morocco is through a Morocco Cooking Vacation. There are various types of Morocco Cooking vacations. Some are offered as culinary tours to Morocco with…

Read more
Moroccan Food & A Menu for Moroccan Appetite, Your Morocco Tour Guide

Moroccan Food & A Menu for Moroccan Appetite, Your Morocco Tour Guide

Morocco Vacations & Tours

Moroccan food is considered some of the best in the world. The easiest way to discover the true flavors of Moroccan cuisine are to take a Moroccan cooking class or explore various restaurants in Morocco’s Imperial Cities such as Marrakech, Fes, Rabat or Essaouira on a Morocco tour. Another way to discover authentic Moroccan cuisine is to dine with a local family in a Berber Village. Berber villages are known for their unique fare as result that their main staples in making Moroccan traditional cuisine such as couscous are grown locally in their fields alongside special herbs which allows for amazingly tasteful food. Moroccan recipes such as baking bread by fire and a tajine on starlit night can be learning on a Sahara desert tour to the Erg Chebbi Dunes of Merzouga whereby your camel trekking guide takes you off on a journey into the vast dunes to a Sahara camp at sunset to learn the secrets of the Sahara. To fully enjoy a Moroccan meal one must arrive with an empty stomach and then fully prepare themselves for a three or four-course Moroccan feast. As the French proverb says, “Appetite comes with eating; the more one has, the more one would have” so make sure to visit Morocco with an open palate and a big appetite!

Read more
Moroccan Cooking Classes, Your Morocco Travel Guide

Moroccan Cooking Classes, Your Morocco Travel Guide

Moroccan Festivals & Holidays, Moroccan Food & Drink, Morocco Vacations & Tours

If you’re planning a Morocco vacation one of the best ways to discover the culture of the Maghreb is to taking a cooking class or a private, cooking course in Morocco’s Imperial Cities of Marrakech and Fes or consider a Moroccan culinary tour. Marrakech and Fes offer some of the Morocco’s best cooking classes as a result of their subculture and history of fine cuisine alongside being able to lay claim to some of the best restaurants in Morocco.

Read more
Morocco Traditional Food, The World of Moroccan Cuisine, Your Morocco Travel Guide

Morocco Traditional Food, The World of Moroccan Cuisine, Your Morocco Travel Guide

Moroccan Festivals & Holidays, Moroccan Food & Drink, Morocco Vacations & Tours, Off the Beaten Path Morocco

Moroccan cuisine is the culinary star of North Africa. Imperial and trade influence has been filtered and blended into Morocco’s culture. Being at the crossroads of many civilizations, the cuisine of Morocco is a mélange of Arab, Berber, Moorish, French, Middle Eastern, Mediterranean African, Iberian, and Jewish influences. Moroccan cooking is enhanced with fruits, dried and fresh — apricots, dates, figs, and raisins, to name a few. Lemons preserved in a salt-lemon juice mixture bring a unique face to many Moroccan chicken and pigeon dishes. Nuts are prominent; pine nuts, almonds, and pistachios show up in all sorts of unexpected places.

Read more
A Taste of Morocco: Vegetarian Dining The Amanouz Cafe

A Taste of Morocco: Vegetarian Dining The Amanouz Cafe

Moroccan Food & Drink, Morocco Travel Tips, Morocco Vacations & Tours, Photography in Morocco

After reading all about the traditional cuisine and sweet mint tea of Morocco I was more than ready to experience it myself when I headed to Amanouz Café in Northampton, Massachusetts. Located on Main Street this unassuming café specializes in the mouth-watering aromas and sumptuous tastes of Moroccan cuisine transporting…

Read more