Morocco

Recipes by the places recorded in their sources.

Morocco

12 recipes

Photograph of Moroccan kaddid.
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Moroccan kaddid

Moroccan kaddid is a traditional salted, dried meat. The measured batch here is from a 2023 Tunisian experiment and is included only as a non-instructional comparison.

Morocco
· Meat
A small stack of square Moroccan msemen flatbreads, golden and layered, on a plain ceramic plate.

Msemen

A square Moroccan layered griddle bread made from lightly yeasted wheat dough, stretched thin, folded with semolina and butter, and cooked until crisp and golden.

Morocco
· Grains and starches
Two round golden Moroccan khobz loaves on a baking tray, one cut to show its airy crumb.

Khobz

A Moroccan round wheat bread with a firm crust and coarse interior; this home formula makes two 8-inch loaves for serving with meals.

Morocco
· Grains and starches
Golden round Moroccan harcha made with semolina, stacked on a cream plate with one cut open to show its tender crumb.

Harcha

Harcha is a Moroccan semolina griddle bread with olive oil and butter rubbed into the grain, then shaped into thin rounds and cooked until golden. This family formula uses both dry yeast and baking powder.

Morocco
· Grains and starches
Fresh coarse green chermoula with chopped herbs and spices in a ceramic bowl, with lemon, garlic and ground spices nearby.

Fresh chermoula

Fresh chermoula is a chopped-herb Moroccan-style sauce of coriander, parsley, garlic, lemon, olive oil and warm spices, made here as an explicitly untested development formula.

Morocco
· Condiments
A basket of plain round Moroccan batbout breads with softly puffed golden-brown surfaces.

Batbout

A Moroccan yeast-raised semolina pocket bread cooked on a dry pan or griddle; this measured batch makes about twenty 4-inch rounds.

Morocco
· Grains and starches
Golden round Moroccan meloui with visible spiral layers; one torn piece reveals its thin laminated crumb.

Meloui

A Moroccan round laminated griddle bread; thin sheets of a lightly yeasted semolina dough are buttered, rolled into layered coils, sliced and flattened.

Morocco
· Grains and starches
Illustrative still life of a small terracotta vessel and cup of dark amber fish sauce, inspired by ancient Mediterranean artifacts; not a reconstruction of one recipe or period.
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Garum (garos, liquamen)

Garum, Greek garos and Latin liquamen, was the fish sauce of the ancient Mediterranean: fish and viscera salted and left in the sun, then drained off as a savoury liquid.

Greece · Historical attestation
· Fish and seafood
Finished Moroccan amlou, a grainy golden-brown almond and argan oil spread in a decorated ceramic bowl with roasted almonds and culinary argan oil beside it.

Amlou

Amlou is a nutty, lightly sweet Moroccan spread of roasted almonds, culinary argan oil and honey. The almonds are ground first, then loosened with oil and sweetened; the balance can range from a thick spread to a dip.

Souss-Massa
· Condiments
Five golden Moroccan krachel rolls with sesame seeds on a cream ceramic platter, with anise seeds beside them.

Krachel

Krachel, also called el gors, are Moroccan sweet yeast rolls scented with anise, sesame and orange flower water. This version follows the three-rise method documented by Christine Benlafquih.

Morocco
· Grains and starches
A small stack of thin Moroccan baghrir pancakes with their honeycomb holes visible beside butter and honey.

Baghrir

Moroccan semolina pancakes made from a thin yeast batter, rested until foamy and cooked on one side until the surface sets with a honeycomb of holes. This source-specific batch makes sixteen 5-inch pancakes.

Morocco
· Grains and starches
North African matured salted butter (smen) in a crock, with a spoonful showing its thick, spoonable form.
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Smen

North Africa's matured butter: soured milk churned, the butter washed, heavily salted and left for months until lipolysis turns it into a pungent, cheese-like seasoning used a spoonful at a time.

Morocco · Traditional method
· Dairy