Moroccan Cuisine

Discover Morocco's
Culinary Treasures

Explore the flavors, techniques, and stories behind each dish. From the tajine's slow burn to the pastilla's delicate folds.

39 dishes

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Tagine Marrakchia

Six hours of patience, one bite of perfection.

20 min

Medium

Festive

Mechoui

A whole lamb, a whole celebration.

30 min

Hard

Kefta Mkawra

Spiced meatballs swimming in tomato, crowned with egg.

25 min

Easy

Must Try

Bastilla au Pigeon

The crown of Moroccan cuisine — sweet, savoury, impossible to forget.

Hard

Mrouzia

Honey, raisins and ras el hanout — the feast-day lamb.

20 min

Medium

Grilled Merguez

Smoke, spice, charcoal — Djemaa el-Fna at midnight.

30 min

Easy

Everyday

Zaalouk

Smoky, rich, alive with cumin and garlic.

10 min

Easy

Sacred

Couscous Tfaya

Friday's ritual — family, steam and caramelised onions.

30 min

Medium

Bessara

The breakfast of the north — thick, earthy and alive with oil.

Overnight soak + 15 min

Easy

Taktouka

Fire-roasted peppers and tomatoes, slow-cooked to silk.

15 min

Easy

Classic

Kaab el Ghzal

Gazelle horns — the queen of Moroccan pastry.

Hard

Chebakia

Honey-drenched, sesame-crowned — Ramadan's sweet symbol.

Hard

Beloved

Ghriba Belkouk

Crumbly, crackled, melting — made for mint tea.

20 min

Easy

Fekkas

Twice-baked, dunked in tea — the meditative Moroccan biscotti.

20 min

Easy

Briouats aux Amandes

Fried warqa parcels — crisp shell, almond heart, honey drizzle.

45 min

Medium

Sellou

Ancient energy — toasted flour, almonds, honey, no oven needed.

40 min

Easy

Khobz

The backbone of every Moroccan meal — round, golden, essential.

20 min + 1h rise

Easy

Sfenj

Ring doughnuts at dawn — crisp, airy, sold on a stick.

15 min + 1h rise

Easy

Adventurous

Snail Soup (Babouch)

Djemaa el-Fna's bravest bowl — 15 spices, a toothpick, and your courage.

Overnight purge + 30 min

Medium

Maakouda

Crispy potato cakes in bread — the ultimate Moroccan sandwich.

20 min

Easy

Meloui

Spiral flatbread — the chewy, layered sibling of msemen.

30 min + 30 min rest

Medium

Ritual

Atay bil Nana

Poured from height, served three times — life, love, death.

5 min

Easy

Modern

Bastilla au Lait

Casablanca's showpiece — crispy pastry, almond cream, cinnamon art.

30 min + 2h chill

Medium

Amlou

Argan oil, almond and honey — liquid luxury from the Souss.

20 min

Easy

Orange & Cinnamon

The most elegant dessert in Morocco — in three ingredients.

10 min

Easy

Halwa Chebakia

Rose-scented honey pastry — sold by the kilo in the medina.

Hard

Showstopper

M'hanncha

The coiled serpent — almond paste, warqa pastry, spectacular.

45 min

Medium

B'stilla

Sweet meets savory in crispy, golden pastry.

45 min

Hard

Msemen

Crispy, buttery, flaky Moroccan crepe — breakfast perfection.

30 min

Medium

Rfissa

Shredded crepes in rich meat broth — post-celebration comfort food.

60 min

Hard

Camel Meat Tagine

The taste of the Sahara — tender, delicate, unforgettable.

20 min

Medium

Shebakia

Rosette-shaped cookies drenched in honey and cinnamon.

60 min

Hard

Seffa Medfouna

Vermicelli noodles with almonds and cinnamon — comfort food at its finest.

15 min

Easy

Harira

The most important soup in Morocco — break-fast perfection during Ramadan.

15 min

Easy

Amlou

Argan oil, peanut butter, and honey spread — breakfast heaven.

5 min

Easy

Loukoumades

Golden fried dough balls soaked in honey — absolutely addictive.

20 min (plus resting)

Easy

Tanjia

Marrakech's slow-cooked secret — sealed pottery magic.

30 min

Hard

Briouate

Crispy golden parcels filled with meat, cheese, or spinach.

40 min

Medium

Shakshuka

Eggs in spiced tomato sauce — simple, perfect, satisfying.

10 min

Easy

Discover Morocco'sCulinary Treasures

Tagine Marrakchia

Mechoui

Kefta Mkawra

Bastilla au Pigeon

Mrouzia

Grilled Merguez

Zaalouk

Couscous Tfaya

Bessara

Taktouka

Kaab el Ghzal

Chebakia

Ghriba Belkouk

Fekkas

Briouats aux Amandes

Sellou

Khobz

Sfenj

Snail Soup (Babouch)

Maakouda

Meloui

Atay bil Nana

Bastilla au Lait

Amlou

Orange & Cinnamon

Halwa Chebakia

M'hanncha

B'stilla

Msemen

Rfissa

Camel Meat Tagine

Shebakia

Seffa Medfouna

Harira

Amlou

Loukoumades

Tanjia

Briouate

Shakshuka

Discover Morocco's
Culinary Treasures