Street Food in Morocco - CASABLANCA'S BEST STREET FOOD Guide + CRAZY Good Pastilla in Rabat Morocco!

pigeon

🥗Healthier: chicken

💰Cheaper: turkey

Chicken is more widely available and less expensive than pigeon.

almonds

🥗Healthier: walnuts

💰Cheaper: sunflower seeds

Walnuts provide a similar texture and flavor at a lower cost.

phyllo pastry

🥗Healthier: whole wheat pastry

💰Cheaper: homemade dough

Whole wheat pastry adds fiber, while homemade dough can reduce costs.

saffron

🥗Healthier: turmeric

💰Cheaper: paprika

Turmeric offers a vibrant color and health benefits at a lower price.

Visit the fish market in Casablanca and taste fresh oysters with lemon juice.

Select fresh seafood including shrimp, squid, and sea bass to take to a nearby restaurant.

Sit down at a restaurant and introduce the seafood feast: sautéed shrimp with bay leaves and garlic, crab salad with avocado, grilled sea bass with oregano, thyme, and cumin, salt-grilled sardines, eggplant, Moroccan salad, and fried calamari.

Taste the sautéed shrimp, noting the sweetness and herbal flavor from the bay leaves.

Try the crab salad with bread, highlighting the texture of crab and avocado with lime juice and black pepper.

Squeeze lime juice on the grilled sea bass and taste, noting the softness and the unique flavor of cumin.

Taste the fried calamari, describing its crunchy texture and the addition of lime juice.

Taste the salt-grilled sardines, commenting on their smoky flavor and salty crust.

Walk around the Central Market in Casablanca after the meal, describing the architecture and temperature.

Visit the Hassan II Mosque, noting its size and beauty.

Drive to Rabat for a family meal, meeting the guide and entering a traditional Moroccan home.

Prepare a Moroccan dish known as pastilla, starting with cooked chicken and caramelized onions mixed with eggs and spices.

Prepare almond paste with sugar, which will be folded into phyllo dough.

Layer the salty mixture (egg and chicken) with phyllo dough, then add the sweet almond mixture on top.

Add butter between layers and use egg to glue the layers together before baking.

Bake the pastilla for 20 to 35 minutes, noting the care taken in its preparation.

Top the baked pastilla with honey and sliced almonds before serving.

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