Moroccan food abroad

Moroccan food abroad

Couscous is one of the most popular Berber North African dishes globally. Markets, stores and restaurants in Europe, especially in France and lately the UK feature lamb tajines, bastilla, and couscous.
Paula Wolfert, prolific American author of 9 cookbooks (2 on Moroccan cuisine), helped enable Moroccan-Americans to enjoy their native cuisine with ease. She appeared on the Martha Stewart Show to demonstrate cooking in clay. The first Moroccan book was published in 1973 is still in print and was added to the James Beard Hall of Fame in 2008. The second Moroccan book came out last year and just won the James Beard Best International Cookbook of 2011.
Raised between Fez and San Sebastian, Chef Najat Kaanache has served as an unofficial Culinary Ambassador of Morocco, sharing Moroccan flavors and cooking techniques with many of the world's top chefs during her pilgrimage through the best restaurant kitchens of Spain, Denmark, Holland and the US.


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Interesting Facts About Life in Morocco

Interesting Facts About Life in Morocco

Fez el Bali - the old, walled city of the imperial of Fez -  is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and is believed to be the world's largest contiguous car-free urban area.
Phoenician traders settled the coasts of Morocco more than 2,500 years;  early substantial settlements of the Phoenicians included Chellah, Lixus and Mogador.
The Alaouite Dynasty is the current Moroccan royal family.  Founded by Moulay Ali Cherif who became Sultan of Tafilalt in 1631, the Alaouites claim descent from Muhammad through the line of Faṭimah az-Zahrah, Muhammad's daughter, and her husband, the Fourth Caliph Ali ibn Abi Ṭalib.
Eating couscous on Friday is a tradition practiced throughout Morocco.
The University in Fes, founded in 859 AD, claims to be the oldest university in the world.
Spain is only nine miles north of Morocco, easily accessible via ferryboat across the Straits of Gibraltar.
Morocco has a number of stone circles, which may prove links to the megalithic cultures of Atlantic Europe (Brittany, Ireland and Britain).
Approximately nine million tourists visited Morocco in 2010.



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New Medina of Casablanca

HERITAGE Three names for one city…The origin of the city of Casablanca is very vague, the history of the white city is a reflection of it’s personality; a mysterious place with rich ethnic and cultural mixing and a rapid economic success.
Anfa
Some say Anfa was founded by the Romans, others by the Phoenicians or Berbers. One thing is certain, the spelling ‘Anfa’ has rarely been the same : Niffe, Anafe, Anife, Anafa or Nafe. The origin could come from the Arabic word ‘Anf’, which means nose, or the Berber word ‘Anfa’ meaning hill.
 Several dynasties came and went from the 12th to 15th centuries, until a brief period when it was inhabited by pirates. To avenge the damage done by those from Anfa, the Portugese decided to destroy the city. Anfa experienced three centuries of near abandonment, until the arrival of the Alawite Sultan Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah.
Dar El Beida
The Sultan decided to restore the city to its former glory. He moved there and built a mosque, a hammam, madrasa and other institutions essential to ensure the smooth running of a city. The city was then re-named ‘Dar El Beida’, eager to make a port of international importance, he built a fortified stronghold and walls (the scala). After opening the port to Europe in 1830, trade with Spain became regular. That is how the city got the name “ Casa Blanca”, translation of Dar El Beida.

Casablanca
The city became an important port on an international level, it also became an important economic centre in charge of export, import and manufacturing. The population grew significantly, with rural traders from all over Morocco, settling in the city. It is now the economic capital of the country!


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