Mouth-watering Morocco
- Date: 2008-07-01 - Word Count: 343
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Sugar and spice and so much nice comprise the sumptuous stews and delicate desserts of a Moroccan meal. Lift the conical top off a terracotta tagine and drown your olfactory organs in the aromas of tender lamb, beef or chicken, tomatoes, cinnamon, cumin, ginger and the infamous preserved lemon.
The heat-retaining base of the tagine sizzles the stew's juice and warms its contents long after removal from the stove. Mouth-watering and multihued, your hands and a soft loaf of bread serve to soak up the flavors of this delicious dish.
Common combinations include lamb with prunes or figs, chicken with lemon and olives or beef with egg and tomatoes. Any medley makes a magnificent meal, and the prefect prelude to a Moroccan dessert. Ripe, seasonal fruit, whole or cut, melts in your mouth and dissipates the lingering spice.
Icy watermelon, plump dates or sweet clementines cool a post-tagine palate and cleanse tingling taste buds. These strictly seasonal sweets justify eating fruit as dessert, their sugars as bold and satisfying as chocolate.
A staple on every menu, Oranges a la Cannelle twists a simple orange into a juicy flavor eruption by sprinkling just a few pinches of chalky cinnamon over sliced rounds. Otherwise, homemade nut, anise or honey-flavored pastries and biscuits are a sweet ending.
Chase the feast with a glass or two of mild mint tea (black tea leaves boiled with fresh mint sprigs and sugar) and recline onto a cushioned settee to rest. The mellow mood set by this Moroccan digestive ('Berber whiskey' to some) soothes stomachs and souls, settles sugar and spice and lets life linger.
Morocco is a sizzling hot-pot of chaotic markets, ancient communities, dramatic landscapes and fascinating people. Climb aboard Morocco Express and just like Intrepid traveler Lydia Cooper, you will enjoy a ride you will never forget... "The Morocco Express trip is fantastic! In just a week you get to hike in the High Atlas, tour through Marrakesh's wild souqs, ride horses or camels if you want, and eat your way through about 100 couscous and tagine dishes!"
The heat-retaining base of the tagine sizzles the stew's juice and warms its contents long after removal from the stove. Mouth-watering and multihued, your hands and a soft loaf of bread serve to soak up the flavors of this delicious dish.
Common combinations include lamb with prunes or figs, chicken with lemon and olives or beef with egg and tomatoes. Any medley makes a magnificent meal, and the prefect prelude to a Moroccan dessert. Ripe, seasonal fruit, whole or cut, melts in your mouth and dissipates the lingering spice.
Icy watermelon, plump dates or sweet clementines cool a post-tagine palate and cleanse tingling taste buds. These strictly seasonal sweets justify eating fruit as dessert, their sugars as bold and satisfying as chocolate.
A staple on every menu, Oranges a la Cannelle twists a simple orange into a juicy flavor eruption by sprinkling just a few pinches of chalky cinnamon over sliced rounds. Otherwise, homemade nut, anise or honey-flavored pastries and biscuits are a sweet ending.
Chase the feast with a glass or two of mild mint tea (black tea leaves boiled with fresh mint sprigs and sugar) and recline onto a cushioned settee to rest. The mellow mood set by this Moroccan digestive ('Berber whiskey' to some) soothes stomachs and souls, settles sugar and spice and lets life linger.
Morocco is a sizzling hot-pot of chaotic markets, ancient communities, dramatic landscapes and fascinating people. Climb aboard Morocco Express and just like Intrepid traveler Lydia Cooper, you will enjoy a ride you will never forget... "The Morocco Express trip is fantastic! In just a week you get to hike in the High Atlas, tour through Marrakesh's wild souqs, ride horses or camels if you want, and eat your way through about 100 couscous and tagine dishes!"
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