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According to Wikipedia, Moroccan Cuisine “has long been considered as one of the most diversified cuisines in the world…The cuisine of Morocco is a mix of Arab, Berber, Moorish, Middle Eastern, Mediterranean African, Iberian, and Jewish influences.” It goes on explaining the history of Moroccan cuisine, the use of spices and the different dishes that one should try.
You’ll find many sites explaining the origins of Moroccan culinary art and its special cooking techniques, but for me Moroccan cuisine is much more than history and technique. It holds the flavors of my childhood and the aromas of my past.
The smell of parsley takes me back to the memory of my grandmother peeling the vegetables and aligning the spices in front of her: the red paprika, the orange saffron, the golden ginger, and the mysterious ‘Ras-El-Hanout’ which was a mixture of many of them.
Little did I know that these spices were her magic powders transforming a simple bunch of vegetables and meat into delicious Tajines. Her kitchen was both a place of culinary pleasure and healing energy. If I had stomachache, my grandmother would give me a spoon of cumin with water; if I had a sore throat she would prepare a drink with warm honey and lemon juice; if I had a cold, she would boil mint leaves and a tiny white flower that she used to call ‘fluor’ then gently make me inhale the vapor. I don’t know if her potions really worked, scientifically speaking, but I always felt better afterwards.
For me Moroccan cuisine is more than just food for the body; it’s comfort for my soul. And I would like to share with you through this blog some of these delicious memories for your own enjoyment.
Recipes and videos are from my website CookingWithAlia.Com.
You’ll find many sites explaining the origins of Moroccan culinary art and its special cooking techniques, but for me Moroccan cuisine is much more than history and technique. It holds the flavors of my childhood and the aromas of my past.
The smell of parsley takes me back to the memory of my grandmother peeling the vegetables and aligning the spices in front of her: the red paprika, the orange saffron, the golden ginger, and the mysterious ‘Ras-El-Hanout’ which was a mixture of many of them.
Little did I know that these spices were her magic powders transforming a simple bunch of vegetables and meat into delicious Tajines. Her kitchen was both a place of culinary pleasure and healing energy. If I had stomachache, my grandmother would give me a spoon of cumin with water; if I had a sore throat she would prepare a drink with warm honey and lemon juice; if I had a cold, she would boil mint leaves and a tiny white flower that she used to call ‘fluor’ then gently make me inhale the vapor. I don’t know if her potions really worked, scientifically speaking, but I always felt better afterwards.
For me Moroccan cuisine is more than just food for the body; it’s comfort for my soul. And I would like to share with you through this blog some of these delicious memories for your own enjoyment.
Recipes and videos are from my website CookingWithAlia.Com.
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BSouhail228 says :
Hello Alia, I wanted to say thank you for posting such easy to understand videos. My husband is Moroccan, and I try to cook Moroccan food often. I learned many recipes when we visited his family this summer, but there are still many more for me to learn. I've wanted to make msemmen for a long time, and now with your video I can. Chokran.
Posted on: 1 December 2009 - 6:29pm
ifoodiee says :
I just had to tell you .. I love your Moroccan recipes Aliya...your name has almost become synonymous to good Moroccan food..do continue posting your awesome recipes..good luck..
Posted on: 10 July 2009 - 5:55am
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