Archive for Topics marked 'almonds'

Published on September 22 in Pastries and Desserts
Jabane

Jabane, or ‘nougat,’ is extremely popular throughout Morocco and North Africa. It is sold extensively from street vendors, some of whom may even climb onto a bus during  a routine stop to hawk their confectionery wares to travelers. Most Moroccans…

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Published on September 07 in Top Five Lists
Top 5: Street Foods

Moroccan cuisine is world-renowned, and is home to any number of fine dining establishments.  Some of the best food in the country, however, belongs to the realm of street vendors.  Here are the 5 foods you must experience straight off

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Published on August 25 in Accompaniments
Amalou

Amalou is a creamy almond paste made with honey that’s spread onto breads (and fried breads) in Morocco. Amalou could almost be considered Morocco’s answer to American peanut butter, had not amalou come first. It originated in the south, but…

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Published on July 14 in Pastries and Desserts
Rice Pudding with Raisins

Traditional rice pudding takes a North African flair as it’s given the Moroccan treatment, and is similar in many ways to its couscoussian cousin, seffa.  The version presented here is made with orange zest and orange blossom water, which prevents…

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