Food in Morocco : What to eat & drink

Moroccan cuisine is not a backdrop to your trip. For many travelers, it becomes the memory that outlasts everything else: the slow-braised lamb that fell apart without a fork, the saffron rising from a clay pot before the lid was even lifted. But arriving in Morocco without a basic understanding of the food means navigating menus by guesswork, and often settling for a tourist-facing version of dishes that deserve far better.