Marrakech is notoriously difficult to navigate for anything let alone food. Many go there and they come back having tasted just a tajine. And many come back with negative experiences too. This guide will help you to locate the must try local authentic Marrakech dishes beyond a tajine! They may still be difficult to locate, but save this guide and show the pictures to a local and hopefully they’ll guide you.
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1. Tanjia
The number 1 Marrakech dish that also has a wonderful story to go with it. Ask any local and they’ll advise this dish all day long! To read more about this delicious slow cooked meat dish click here.
2. Mashwi Alley
In this section of the square you have to try the roasted meat (served with cumin and salt) and the sheep head (if you’re up for it). Click here to read more about the most foodie section of the Medina.
3. Hout Quari
A sardine sandwich that tastes nothing like sardines! You’ll only see locals eating this! Click here to read more about this unique dish.
4. Moroccan Mint Tea
You haven’t visited Morocco if you haven’t drunk mint tea. You’ll be offered this sweeeeet staple wherever you go whatever the time is – do not decline! It is a must have at all times. However, this mint tea with a generous amount of sugar in the morning while overlooking the vendors of jamaa al fnaa set up for an evening of chaos is probably the best way to enjoy it. It’s very soothing to watch the chaos from a calm place overseeing it all. A must do when in Marrakech.
5. Moroccan Sweets
Moroccan sweet pastries are some of the best in the world. An aspect of Moroccan cuisine that is often overlooked is the pastry. Read this post to know exactly what to get.
6. Orange Juice
This may be a strange looking addition, but trust me this will be the best orange juice you ever drink. No competition. Read more here.
7. Sfenj
This is basically a Moroccan doughnut. Light and spongy. It isn’t coated or filled like traditional doughnuts. Instead it is sprinkled with sugar or soaked in honey. Served at breakfast time as well as an afternoon treat. I find it fascinating how different cultures have their own version of the doughnut. The Spanish have churros, Indians have balushai, Chinese have youtao and Portuguese have bola de berlim.
8. Couscous
Another Moroccan staple. Do you like it? I actually don’t. But it’s something definitely worth trying when in Morocco. A very popular dish.
9. Tajine
Everyone knows the tajine. Popular tajines are beef with prunes and chicken with preserved lemon. You can find this all over the country, but the best one I had was the one I cooked myself (click here)!
10. One for the adventerous…
Here’s one for those who like to go out of their comfort zones. These two are very very local dishes. Which would you go for – snails or stuffed camel spleen? Or neither!? Read this to find out more.
