In Arabic, the word medina (مدينة) means town or city and refers to the walled off part of the old town in North African countries that are characterised by narrow streets. See that very high brick wall in the image…
Salad Shirazi is one of my favourite salads, its simple ingredients of cucumber, tomato and red onions play together so well, they literally shake your tastebuds alive with every tingling mouthful. An invigorating salad, especially on a hot summer’s day. It’s a…
Sumac is a very popular spice in Middle Eastern and certain Mediterranean cuisines. The berries of the Sumac bush are dried then ground to form a deep red, almost purplish coarse powder. It is sour, tangy, lemony with just a…
Now that spring has sprung and with all that sunshine we’ve been getting recently, I am starting to think of summer salads! Fattoush is my all time favourite warm weather salad, with its fresh and zingy flavours. It’s a crisp…
Msemen is a fairly flaky, square shaped crispy Moroccan pancake (Rghaif) or flatbread that’s made from a combination of plain wheat flour and semolina. It is eaten for breakfast and also in the evenings with Moroccan Mint Tea (or coffee), and…
How to make traditional Moroccan Mint Tea or Thé Marocain as it’s drunk in Morocco, with fresh mint leaves steeped alongside gunpowder green tea. Moroccans Mint Tea Ask any Moroccan and they’ll tell you that drinking mint tea is a…