The town of Telouet, southwest of Morocco’s southern capital of Marrakech, lies perched on the edge of the country’s arid scrublands. Once a strategic outpost between Marrakech and Ouarzazate for purposes both commercial and military, it is now a jumping-off…

Moroccan cuisine varies incredibly in its ingredients and preparation techniques, owing mostly to its indelible history — and embracement — of the numerous different cultures that visitors and conquerors alike have brought with them to the country. Couscous and tagine recipes…

In Morocco, Jews and Muslims have lived in harmony for hundreds of years, ever since the Spanish Inquisition when both groups were banned from Spain and found refuge across the Strait of Gilbraltor in Morocco. Every city and large town…

If you’ve been to Morocco, but didn’t have couscous, then you haven’t been to Morocco. Not really. As Moroccan as mint tea, Morocco’s official dish can be found all over the Maghreb. While couscous pops up as a grain occasionally…

If one learns nothing else of Moroccan food, know this: the sweet tooth of a red-blooded Moroccan runs deep and true.  Although the concept of ‘dessert’ is not one that will be found in the home or anywhere else that…

Known as ‘Moroccan whiskey’ because the whole country seems to be flowing with it, mint tea is the official beverage of welcome and hospitality.  Spend any appreciable amount of time in any place in Morocco, be it a private home…