We’ve prepared together the Chicken Bastilla, the oldest and most traditional variant of this Moroccan dish; but no great dish would be such without a perfect counterpart. Here’s the Seafood Bastilla! The use of warka dough is the same, but it contains a filling of cod, squids and shrimps enriched with warm spices and noodles chopped, without omitting the butter scent that characterizes the … Read More
Chicken bastilla
Chicken bastilla is a traditional savory pie from Morocco. A brittle warka dough shell contains a multitude of flavors: tasty chicken with saffron and ras el hanout, spicy omelet, toasted almonds scented with orange blossom water; all topped with powdered sugar and cinnamon . Yes, for the Italian conception of the savory-sweet this recipe may saound strange, but it really is tasty and spectacular… … Read More
Mrouzia: meat tagine with almonds and raisins
Today we’re going back to Middle East to prepare together one of the most famous Moroccan tagine! The Mrouzia is a meat tagine sweetened with honey and raisins, and served with a delicate mix of spices and toasted almonds. Traditionally Mrouzia is prepared with lamb, but it is excellent and much more delicate prepared with beef. The flavor of … Read More
Chickpea hummus
The hummus is a typical sauce of the Middle East, made of crushed chickpeas, lemon juice, garlic and tahini, a sesame seed cream. This spread is served as an appetizer and very widespread throughout the Middle East. Hummus is an Arabic word meaning chickpeas; the full name of this dish is ḥummuṣ bi ṭaḥīna indicating chickpeas with tahini sauce. The tahini is … Read More