Lfekkas is Moroccan cookies par excellence. They are so sweet with a very tempting shape and an irresistible natural aroma from the mixture of almonds and raisins. Moroccans prepare Lfekkas with different ingredients resulting in various tastes. Moroccan families keep Lfekkas along with other sweets and cookies at their disposal for expected guests that...
Rfissa is an authentic traditional Moroccan dish. It is famous among Moroccans even though it may not be regarded a regular daily dish. Exchanging visits among Moroccan women is very common and “Rfissa” is considered a special dish to be served in such occasions. Traditionally, it is prepared for a woman after delivery for...
By Layla Dahamou Morocco World News Igredients: 2 cups of wheat flour Cup of white flour 1 tablespoon of instant yeast ½ teaspoon salt 1 big onion 1 carrot 2 hot chili peppers and 2 peppers 3 tbs oil 2 tbs olive oil 1 tablespoon butter 1 teaspoon cumin 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper some...
When most people think of Moroccan food, it’s couscous that immediately comes to mind. My thoughts, however, make a beeline for chermoula. This herb-spice combo, which North Africans often use to marinate and sauce fish—whether fried, grilled, baked or stewed—might loosely be thought of as a Moroccan-spiced salsa verde. After too much time away...
When I am planning a Passover menu I look to the Sephardic traditions of the Mediterranean. The Sephardim were the Jews of the Iberian Peninsula; they had a rich culture and lived in harmony with Christians and Muslims until the Spanish and Portuguese Inquisitions at the end of the 15th century, when all non-Christians...
Limon dduk (pronounced duck) are tiny, thin-skinned lemons that you often see in the medina and they make the best preserved lemons – so good you can snack on them alone, as you would olives or almonds. Unfortunately, dduk are not easy to get outside of Morocco, but if you’re in the US you...
