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
Confis Tomatoes
Mid-August, vacation time… We will travel with the taste: while sitting at the table you’ll enjoy the colorful cuisine of Morocco. Today we’re presenting a traditional meze: confis tomatoes with honey, sesame seeds and a mild spice mix . The meze are typical starters of Moroccan cuisine, served on the table in a myriad of small bowls and accompanied by … Read More
Moroccan mint green tea
Tea in Morocco takes on the role of a real ceremony and, unlike the Italian traditions, is also consumed during meals, maybe accompanying a delicious chicken bastilla or a vegetable couscous. The tea mostly used is the special gunpowder, a Chinese green tea that comes in the form of tiny dark balls. The infusion time for this tea is short, about … 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
Mahlabia – Moroccan orange blossom pudding
If you’re looking for an easy, light dessert, you’re in the right place! Today we’re going to show you the mahlabia a pudding of Moroccan and Egyptian tradition flavoured with orange blossom and sprinkled with roasted nuts! The savour of mahlabia will be so rich to transport you into the atmosphere of “One Thousand and One Nights”, but, as you will see in … Read More