TraditionalMoroccan Dishes

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Chicken Tagine with Preserved Lemons

A signature Moroccan dish featuring tender chicken slow-cooked with preserved lemons, green olives, and aromatic spices in a traditional clay tagine pot.

⏱️ 2h 30min👥 6📍 Fez
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Royal Couscous with Seven Vegetables

The crown jewel of Moroccan cuisine - fluffy steamed couscous served with tender lamb and a medley of seven seasonal vegetables in rich, aromatic broth.

⏱️ 3h 45min👥 8📍 Casablanca
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Pastilla aux Pigeons

An exquisite sweet and savory pastry masterpiece, traditionally made with pigeon meat, almonds, and eggs, wrapped in delicate warqa pastry.

⏱️ 5h👥 8📍 Fez
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Royal Couscous with Seven Vegetables

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The crown jewel of Moroccan cuisine - fluffy steamed couscous served with tender lamb and a medley of seven seasonal vegetables in rich, aromatic broth.

⏱️Total: 3h 45min
👥Serves 8
📍Casablanca
🔥520 cal
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Chicken Tagine with Preserved Lemons

Main Course

A signature Moroccan dish featuring tender chicken slow-cooked with preserved lemons, green olives, and aromatic spices in a traditional clay tagine pot.

⏱️Total: 2h 30min
👥Serves 6
📍Fez
🔥385 cal
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Harira Soup

Soup

Morocco's beloved traditional soup with lentils, chickpeas, tomatoes, and aromatic herbs. Perfect for breaking the Ramadan fast.

⏱️Total: 1h
👥Serves 6
📍All Regions
🔥220 cal
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Pastilla aux Pigeons

Special Occasion

An exquisite sweet and savory pastry masterpiece, traditionally made with pigeon meat, almonds, and eggs, wrapped in delicate warqa pastry.

⏱️Total: 5h
👥Serves 8
📍Fez
🔥420 cal
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Chermoula Grilled Fish

Main Course

Fresh Atlantic fish marinated in traditional chermoula sauce with herbs and spices, grilled to perfection in authentic Moroccan coastal style.

⏱️Total: 45min
👥Serves 4
📍Essaouira
🔥280 cal
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Kefta Tagine with Eggs

Main Course

Spiced ground beef meatballs simmered in rich tomato sauce, topped with perfectly cooked eggs in individual tagine pots.

⏱️Total: 1h 20min
👥Serves 4
📍Rabat
🔥380 cal
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Lamb Mechoui

Main Course

Slow-roasted lamb shoulder seasoned with traditional Berber spices, cooked until tender and falling off the bone.

⏱️Total: 5h 20min
👥Serves 10
📍Marrakech
🔥450 cal
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Vegetarian Tagine with Apricots

Main Course

A delightful plant-based tagine combining seasonal vegetables with dried apricots, creating a perfect balance of sweet and savory flavors.

⏱️Total: 1h 55min
👥Serves 4
📍Meknes
🔥320 cal

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