The story of the Moroccan Tagine must be told. On our flight from London to Marrakech, we sat next to a kind and animated Moroccan man returning from Ireland. He was so excited to be coming home and wanted to share with us the many Moroccan traditions that he loved. He told us repeatedly “do not miss the Tagine, you must ask for the Tagine, do not leave Morocco without trying the Tagine”. So we dutifully wrote the name in our notebook and practiced saying it so that we could ask for it by name when we had the chance. When we were greeted by our hosts and relayed this story, they mysteriously chuckled, as we soon discovered that it was impossible to miss the Tagine, as it appeared at every single meal! This culture is dedicated to it’s tagine, cooked in a clay pot with a cone headed lid, the ingredients can include any number of vegetables (including carrots, squash, zuchinni, onions, ect) and usually a meat (chicken, beef or fish) and at times dried fruit (dates, figs, and raisins) and occasionally some sort of bean. Tagine was always different and always a surprise for us! Here are a few pictures of the many Tagines that we ate while in Morocco, as it was a running joke between us and our hosts every time a new one turned up!
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