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After couscous, the first food travelers encounter in Morocco is the tajine. Admittedly there is a lot of confusion about what a tajine is or isn’t. There are two definitions of the word tajine. First, it is a slow-cooked stew. Second, it is the name of the vessel that the food is cooked in; a tajine is cooked inside a tajine vessel.

Tajine – the Cooking Vessel

Tajine – the cooking vessel – is a very simple pot that has been used for centuries. Variations of the pot are used in cultures around the world. The base of the vessel is clay, and the techniques used to create a tajine and other clay pots have been found as far back as the Neolithic (better known as the stone age) period. Over time techniques and materials were refined but the basis has remained the same. There are two types of tajines in Morocco, a glazed and unglazed version. You’ll also find many hand-painted tajines for sale. These aren’t used to cook in but can be used to serve.

During your trip through Morocco, you will see colorful geometric patterns on mosques, madrasas, palaces, and private homes. Within these contexts, beautiful patterns can be discovered on kilim carpets, zellige tilework, walls, fountains, pillars, the trimmings of front doors, furniture decor, ceilings, stairways, halls, courtyards, and gardens,.

Many travelers arriving in Morocco admire the abstract designs yet feel perplexed about the origins and meaning behind the Islamic patterns. As a result, we created a guide to help you understand abstract art and put it into context. You may also want to consider the Al Attarine Madrasa. Fes Islamic geometric design mixes elements of math, art, and history. During your trip through Morocco, you will see colorful geometric patterns on mosques, madrasas, palaces, and private homes. Within these contexts, beautiful patterns can be discovered on kilim carpets, zellige tilework, walls, fountains, pillars, the trimmings of front doors, furniture decor, ceilings, stairways, halls, courtyards, and gardens,.

Many travelers arriving in Morocco admire the abstract designs yet feel perplexed about the origins and meaning behind the Islamic patterns. As a result, we created a guide to help you understand abstract art and put it into context.

Morocco is a culinary jewel and what better way to experience this than on a Marrakech Food Tasting Tour. Marrakech offers a select number of Food Tours where travelers can hit the streets of the historic medina and taste a variety of what Marraekchi’s eat. Marrakech’s Food Tours include those that are centered around the historic Djemaa El Fna Square and others that focus on the back streets and hidden alleys, which take you beyond the square. A Tasting Marrakech Street Food Tour is one of the most exciting ways to discover this popular city.

Marrakech’s Urban Food Tours are curated by local food specialists who share some of their favorite places in the back streets and hidden alleys of the medina. Travelers have an opportunity to participate in discovering authentic Moroccan cuisine. Marrakech Food Tours begin at sunset in Djemaa el Fna Square and are available on a private or group basis daily, You can count on a mixture of street food and sit down restaurant stops to fill you up! Tasting Marrakech’s exotic cuisine offers insight into the culture. An evening of exploring and Tasting Marrakech’s Moroccan delicacies is led by a licensed guide and special food host who will take you on an authentic culinary journey of local Moroccan cuisine.

A Marrakech food tasting tour is equivalent to experiencing a five-course dinner tasting local street food. Your tour will start with Berber whiskey (Mint Tea) as the sunsets over the Koutoubia Mosque. As smoke rises from the grills below and the call to prayer sounds out throughout the medina the fun has just begun.