| Marrakesh Moroccan cuisine is extremely diverse in Marrakesh restaurant, thanks to Marrakesh' interaction with other cultures and nations over the centuries. Moroccan Marrakesh cuisine has been subject to Berber, Moorish, Mediterranean, and Arab influences. The cooks in the royal kitchens of Fez and Marrakesh, refined it over the centuries and created the basis for what is known as Marrakesh Moroccan cuisine today. elling fast food in the street has long been a tradition, and the best example is Djemaa el Fna square in Marrakech. Starting in the 1980s, new snack Marrakesh restaurants started serving "Bocadillo" (a Marrakesh word for a sandwich, widely used in Morocco). Though the composition of a bocadillo varies by region, it is usually a baguette filled with salad and a choice of meats, fish (usually tuna), or omelette.
Dairy product shops (Mahlaba in Moroccan Arabic) are open throughout Marrakesh. Those mahlabas generally offer all types of dairy products, juices, and breakfasts as well as bocadillos, competing with former established snack and Marrakesh restaurants.Usually, Marrakesh seasonal fruits rather than cooked desserts are served at the close of a meal. A common Marrakesh dessert is kaab el ghzal ("gazelle's horns"), a pastry stuffed with almond paste and topped with sugar. Another is " Halwa shebakia ", pretzel-shaped dough deep-fried, dipped into a hot pot of honey and sprinkled with sesame seeds. Halwa Shebakia are cookies eaten during the month of Ramadan. in Marrakesh Coconut fudge cakes, 'Zucre Coco', are popular also in Marrakesh. The main Marrakesh dish most people are familiar with is couscous, an old delicacy probably of Berber origin.
Beef is the most commonly eaten red meat in Marrakesh Lamb is preferred, but rarer due to its high price. North African sheep breeds store most fat in their tails, which means that Marrakesh lamb does not have the pungent flavor that Western lamb and mutton have. Poultry is also very common, and the use of seafood is increasing in Marrakesh cuisine
Among the most famous Moroccan Marrakesh dishes are Couscous Marrakchi ( Couscous from Marrakesh), Marrakesh Pastilla (also spelled Bsteeya Marrajchiya), Marrakesh Tajine, Marrakesh Tanjia and Marrakesh Harira. Although the latter is a soup, it is considered as a dish in itself and is served in Marrakesh as such or with dates especially during the month of Ramadan. |