What's your opinion about Morrocan food?

Question

I'd like to know your opinion about it.

Answer 1

I personally love it, what a rich & fabulous cuisine. It's mildly spicy (compared to Indian or Thai) but very rich in flavor. It's a wonderful combination of dried fruits, nuts, preserved lemons...

Try the tagines & the bistilla. Also, cous cous prep in Morocco is an art form and worth the effort.

Morocco, the culinary star of North Africa, is the doorway between Europe and Africa. Much imperial and trade influence has been filtered through her and blended into her culture. Unlike the herb-based cooking across the sea to the north, Moroccan cooking is characterized by rich spices. Cumin, coriander, saffron, chiles, dried ginger, cinnamon, and paprika are on the cook's shelf, and in her mortar. Harissa, a paste of garlic, chiles, olive oil, and salt, makes for firey dishes that stand out among the milder foods that are more the Mediterranean norm. Ras el hanout (which means head of the shop) names a dried spice mixture that combines anywhere from 10 to 100 spices. Each vendor has his own secret recipe (hence the name), and no two are exactly alike. Couscous, granular semolina, is central to Morrocan cuisine and is often cooked with spices, vegetables, nuts, and raisins. It makes a meal in itself or is topped with rich stews and roasted meats. Lamb is a principal meat -- Moroccan roasted lamb is cooked until tender enough to be pulled apart and eaten with the fingers. It is often topped with raisin and onion sauces, or even an apricot puree. Meat and fish can be grilled, stewed, or cooked in an earthenware tagine (the name for both the pot and the dish). Savory foods are enhanced with fruits, dried and fresh -- apricots, dates, figs, and raisins, to name a few. Lemons preserved in a salt-lemon juice mixture bring a unique face to many Moroccan chicken and pigeon dishes. Nuts are prominent; pine nuts, almonds, and pistachios show up in all sorts of unexpected places. Moroccan sweets are rich and dense confections of cinnamon, almond, and fruit perfumes that are rolled in filo dough, soaked in honey, and stirred into puddings.

Answer 2

I've had it once. My sis in law is married to a Morrocan so she took us all out. It was...okay. I don't like some of the spices they use, the sweet stuff makes what would be good food kind of icky. At least for me.

Answer 3

Moroccan food is exquisite!
I love Mediterranean food.
I was a sous chef at a Fabulous Middle Eastern Restaurant many moons ago.
The ambiance is so seductive.....dimmed lights, lounging on pillows with alluring panels of sheer fabric cascading from the ceiling....seductive music....belly dancers....the servers would pour tea into your cup, or your mouth...your choice.
The cuisine....delicious, passionate, fabulous.
One of my son's favorite foods is Bastillia (chicken and almonds with cinnamon, surrounded by buttery filo dough, topped with powdered sugar. ( though Bastillia might be Lebanese, I'm not sure)

Answer 4

Delicious. My parents took me to a restaurant in San Francisco called Moumounia. We sat on the floor on pillows, we washed our hands with warm towels and someone came and sprinkled orange water on us. Afterwards we had green salad, chicken spiced and layered with filodough and sprinkled with powdered sugar. It was delicious!!! The whole experience, the music, the relaxed atmosphere and to know what its like to eat laying down and savoring your meal, it should be a daily ritual. I personally love the soups, harira, the bread and the desserts(baklava) and the mint tea.

Answer 5

It is superb, especially Tagines with preserved lemons and Harira Soup! I love it! My favourite Moroccan restaurant in Dubai is "Marrakech" where the Chef - Khatijah is a good friend of mine.

Answer 6

Of course I love it but the pastries for dessert are the best part.
Got to save room for those and it is so hard when the dinner is so good.

Answer 7

Love it... wonderful, subtle use of fruits, nuts and spices, and the cooking methods make meats like lamb super tender.

Answer 8

Great

Answer 9

Tastes great and no silverware to wash

Answer 10

(sweet or sour) - sweet (crunchy or smooth peanut butter) - smooth (rare or well done steak) - well done steak seafood or meat - neither :P chicken or hamburger? - chicken (-: