List of Moroccan dishes
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This is a list of dishes in the Cuisine of Morocco
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Cuisine of Morocco
Moroccan cuisine is extremely diverse, thanks to Morocco's interaction with other cultures and nations over the centuries. Moroccan cuisine has been subject to Berber, Moorish, Mediterranean, and Arab influences...
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Main dishes
Name Other names |
Image | Type | Description |
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Baghrir Beghrir, or Rghayif |
Entrée | pancakes or a type of fried puff pastry | |
Briouat Briouat a briouat is a sweet puff pastry. It is part of the Moroccan cuisine.Briouats are filled with meat mixed with cheese, lemon and pepper. They are wrapped in warqa in a triangular or cylinder shape.... |
Entrée | triangular or cylinder-shaped savory or sweet pastry covered with warqa (a paper-thin Moroccan dough) | |
Brochetter Boulfaf |
Kebob | lamb kebab | |
Bourekas Burek Börek is a family of baked or fried filled pastries made of a thin flaky dough known as yufka . It can be filled with cheese, often feta, sirene or kaşar; minced meat, or vegetables... Burek |
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Couscous Couscous Couscous is a Berber dish of semolina traditionally served with a meat or vegetable stew spooned over it. Couscous is a staple food throughout Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia.-Etymology:... |
Main course | Semolina meat vegetables"usually 7" | |
Ferakh Maamer | Entrée | a dish of spring chicken stuffed with sweeten couscous Couscous Couscous is a Berber dish of semolina traditionally served with a meat or vegetable stew spooned over it. Couscous is a staple food throughout Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia.-Etymology:... and enhanced with raisins, orange-flower water, almonds, and sugar. The ingredients are then placed in a large casserole Casserole A casserole, from the French for "saucepan", is a large, deep dish used both in the oven and as a serving vessel. The word casserole is also used for the food cooked and served in such a vessel, with the cookware itself called a casserole dish or casserole pan... and simmered slowly in a sauce made of honey, onion, garlic, ginger, cinnamon, and saffron. |
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Harira Harira Harira is the traditional soup of Morocco. It is usually eaten during dinner in the Muslim holy month of Ramadan to break the fasting day. It is considered as a meal in itself.... |
Entrée | thick soup based on tomatoes (beans, lentils and other products can be added) | |
Harsha | bread | fried buttery bread made of semolina | |
Kwah | Kebob | liver kebabs | |
Kefta | Main course | Meatballs | |
Kefta magawara | Main course | Kefta tajine served with tomato, eggs | |
Kemia | an array of small dishes | ||
Khlea khli or Kleehe |
Breakfast | Preserved dried meat | |
Morrocan Cigars | Appetizer | ground beef wrapped in dough | |
Moroccan Couscous | Main course | an imperial dish consisting of couscous with seven vegetables | |
Lentil soup Lentil soup Lentil soup, which is usually served hot, may be vegetarian, but can also be made with meat stock or pieces of meat. Red or green lentils may be used. Other ingredients may include vegetables such as carrots, potatoes, celery, parsley, and onion. Common added flavorings include garlic, cumin,... |
soup | soup made with lentil Lentil The lentil is an edible pulse. It is a bushy annual plant of the legume family, grown for its lens-shaped seeds... |
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Merguez Merguez Merguez is a red, spicy mutton- or beef-based fresh sausage in North African cuisine. It is also popular in the Middle East, and Europe.Merguez is a fresh sausage made with lamb, beef, or a mixture stuffed into a lamb-intestine casing... |
a spicy lamb sausage | ||
Mechoui M |
Main course | Roasted lamb | |
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Entrée | Chicken/Eggs | |
Moroccan Flatbread (Khobz) | bread | Flatbread | |
Mrouzia Mrouzia Mrouzia is one of the most important dishes of the Moroccan cuisine. It is a sweeten-salted tajine with sweetened flavours of honey, cinnamon and almonds balanced by spices of the Ras el hanout blend of spices.... |
Main course | A sweet dish of lamb with raisins, almonds and honey | |
Mqualli | Entrée | Chicken/Citron | |
Pastilla Pastilla It is a pie which combines sweet and salty flavours; a combination of crisp layers of the crêpe-like warka dough , savory meat slow-cooked in broth and spices and shredded, and a crunchy layer of toasted and ground almonds, cinnamon, and sugar.The filling is made a day ahead, and is made by... |
Entrée | Chicken/Almonds/Seafood | |
Rfisa | a dish made with shredded pieces of pancake and chicken (djej beldi) | ||
Sardine Sardine Sardines, or pilchards, are several types of small, oily fish related to herrings, family Clupeidae. Sardines are named after the Mediterranean island of Sardinia, around which they were once abundant.... |
Entrée | Sardines with preserved lemon Preserved lemon Preserved lemon or lemon pickle is a condiment that is common in Indian Cuisine , especially South Indian cuisine and also in North African cuisine, especially Moroccan cuisine. It is also known as "country lemon" and leems. Diced, quartered, halved, or whole lemons are pickled in a brine of... |
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Tajine Tajine A tajine, or tagine , is a dish from North Africa, that is named after the special earthenware pot in which it is cooked. A similar dish, known as tavvas, is found in the cuisine of Cyprus. The traditional tajine pot is formed entirely of a heavy clay, which is sometimes painted or glazed... |
Main course | meat, vegetable | |
Tanjia | Entrée | Red meat with preserved lemon Preserved lemon Preserved lemon or lemon pickle is a condiment that is common in Indian Cuisine , especially South Indian cuisine and also in North African cuisine, especially Moroccan cuisine. It is also known as "country lemon" and leems. Diced, quartered, halved, or whole lemons are pickled in a brine of... s (a typical dish of Marrakech Marrakech Marrakech or Marrakesh , known as the "Ochre city", is the most important former imperial city in Morocco's history... ) |
Salads
Name | Image | Type | Description |
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Moroccan salad | Salad | ||
Moroccan spreads | Salad | "Cooked salads." | |
Chakchuka Taktouka |
Salad | Grilled tomato and green pepper salad | |
Lhzina | Salad | Oranges/Paprika/Black olives | |
Zaalouk | Salad | Cooked mixture of eggplant and tomatoes | |
Condiments and sauces
Name | Image | Type | Description |
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Charmoula | a marinade to flavor fish or seafood, but it can be used on other meats or vegetables. Chermoula is often made of a mixture of herbs, oil, lemon juice, pickled lemons, garlic, cumin, and salt. It may also include onion, fresh coriander, ground chili peppers, black pepper, or saffron. | ||
Leems | Pickled lemons |
Desserts
Name | Image | Type | Description |
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Pastili | Dessert | a rich, sweet pastry featured in many cuisines of the former Ottoman, Arab, and Iranian countries. It is a pastry made of layers of phyllo dough filled with chopped nuts and sweetened with syrup or honey. | |
Briouat bil luz | Dessert | Pastry stuffed with almond paste Almond paste Almond paste is made from ground almonds or almond meal and sugar, typically 50-55%, with a small amount of cooking oil, beaten eggs, heavy cream or corn syrup added to bind the two ingredients... |
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Faqqas | Dessert | a type of macaroon made with semolina flour. | |
Ghriyyaba | Dessert | Biscuits flavored with aniseed and sesame seeds, or almonds and raisins. | |
Keneffa | Dessert | a variety of bastila dessert | |
Kaab el ghzal | Dessert | Almond Paste/Sugar | |
Limun bel-Qerfa o khayezzou mahekouk(carrotte) | Dessert | Oranges/Cinnamon | |
Ma'amoul Ma'amoul Ma'amoul are small shortbread pastries filled with dates, pistachios or walnuts . They are popular in Levantine cuisine and in the Gulf countries. They may be in the shape of balls or of domed or flattened cookies... |
Dessert | small shortbread Ka'ak Ka'ak or Kahqa is the Arabic word for "cake", and can refer to several different types of baked goods produced throughout the Arab world and the Near East.-Bread rings:... pastries filled with dates Date Palm The date palm is a palm in the genus Phoenix, cultivated for its edible sweet fruit. Although its place of origin is unknown because of long cultivation, it probably originated from lands around the Persian Gulf. It is a medium-sized plant, 15–25 m tall, growing singly or forming a clump with... , pistachios or walnuts (or occasionally almonds, figs Common fig The Common fig is a deciduous tree growing to heights of up to 6 m in the genus Ficus from the family Moraceae known as Common fig tree. It is a temperate species native to the Middle East.-Description:... , or other fillings). |
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Milk Pastilla Pastilla It is a pie which combines sweet and salty flavours; a combination of crisp layers of the crêpe-like warka dough , savory meat slow-cooked in broth and spices and shredded, and a crunchy layer of toasted and ground almonds, cinnamon, and sugar.The filling is made a day ahead, and is made by... |
Dessert | Pastilla/Milk/Almonds/Vanilla | |
Rozz bel Hleeb (Rice pudding Rice pudding Rice pudding is a dish made from rice mixed with water or milk and sometimes other ingredients such as cinnamon and raisins. Different variants are used for either desserts or dinners. When used as a dessert, it is commonly combined with a sweetener such as sugar.-Rice pudding around the world:Rice... ) |
Dessert | Milk/Rice/Orange Blossom Water | |
Shebakia Shabbakiya |
Dessert | Fried "cookie" dough dipped in honey and sesame seeds | |
Seffa Sfaa |
sweet couscous made with cinnamon, sugar, and sometimes studded with prunes, raisins and almonds. It is served with cream. | ||
Sellu | Dessert | Roasted flour mixed with butter or olive oil, sugar or honey, cinnamon, almonds (or sometimes peanuts), and other ingredients | |
Sfenj Sfenj Sfenj is a Moroccan, Algerian and Tunisian doughnut, cooked in oil. Sfenjs are eaten sprinkled with sugar or soaked in honey.... |
Dessert | a doughnut Doughnut A doughnut or donut is a fried dough food and is popular in many countries and prepared in various forms as a sweet snack that can be homemade or purchased in bakeries, supermarkets, food stalls, and franchised specialty outlets... sprinkled with sugar Sugar Sugar is a class of edible crystalline carbohydrates, mainly sucrose, lactose, and fructose, characterized by a sweet flavor.Sucrose in its refined form primarily comes from sugar cane and sugar beet... or soaked in honey Honey Honey is a sweet food made by bees using nectar from flowers. The variety produced by honey bees is the one most commonly referred to and is the type of honey collected by beekeepers and consumed by humans... . |
Drinks
Name | Image | Type | Description |
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'Asseer Rumman | Pomegranate/Orange Blossom Water | ||
'Asseer Limun | Orange juice | ||
Coffee | Moroccan coffee or 'half-half' | ||
Green tea Green tea Green tea is made solely from the leaves of Camellia sinensis that have undergone minimal oxidation during processing. Green tea originates from China and has become associated with many cultures throughout Asia. It has recently become more widespread in the West, where black tea is traditionally... |
Tea/Mint | ||
Beet Juice | Beets/Orange Blossom Water | ||
Grape juice Grape juice Grape juice is obtained from crushing and blending grapes into a liquid. The juice is often sold in stores or fermented and made into wine, brandy, or vinegar. In the wine industry, grape juice that contains 7-23 percent of pulp, skins, stems and seeds is often referred to as "must"... |
White grapes | ||
Mint tea |