Morocco is a place where mystery is part of every corner, and that’s something that all of us who think that adventure and pleasure go together love. To get to know some small details of Moroccan places where all food lover should live his adventure, we’ll tell you how the local citizens enjoy it.
The first thing that you need to know is that Morocco’s typical food is based on couscous prepared with lamb meat. Couscous is a wheat semolina which is part of the culture of North Africa and it’s cooked every day in its homes. Also, there’s the tagine, which has the name of the recipient where it’s erved, and it can be of lamb meat, chicken or fish. If you like soups, there’s harira, which is prepared with legumes, tomato, saffron, parsley and beef. With this there’s a series of preparations which accompany these dishes.
The restaurant Palais Jad Maha has become a fashionable place among the young people in Morocco. As it’s customary in all restaurants in this city, its decoration is a refined mix of Arabic styles, with low tables on spectacular carpets. Like all the places of good standards, there’s animation with typical dancing, which are the delight of those who go to the Palais, and a club on the lower floor with live music. The food is an ideal mix of Moroccan food and international cuisine.
As a result, we can invite you to enjoy the informal dinners in Djemaa el-Fnaa, the square, which from 7pm installs a series of small stalls where you can try keftas, a type of meatballs which are marinated with fine spices, kebabs, and you can even try this Moroccan delicacy, lamb’s head.
With little refinement, but with the best flavours, you can live the city’s charm and feel the exotic air at affordable prices. Also, you can enjoy the show of fortunetellers, snake charmers, improvised magicians, Arabic dancers and people with monkeys on their shoulders, straight out of the novels, without spending a single cent more than what you want to give these street artists who give life to this magical city.
In this square you can find Chez Chegrouni, a place with local food and prices which range from the daily three course meal to other more elevated ones, but always within reason. It has excellent quick service and it’s a pleasant place where the locals are regulars. It also has a terrace in case you like being in the open air; and the dessert and tea are included with whatever you order.
We would like to remind you that you haggle before making any decision. Remember that in Morocco haggling is a sport which everyone practices, so don’t take pictures without haggling and agreeing a price.
For more information: http://www.jad-mahal.com/palais/
Nancy Guzman
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Translated by: aleixgwilliam
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