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Berber villages in the South of Morocco boast some of the most delicious tagines in the entire country. For those unfamiliar, a tagine is a terracotta cooking vessel fitted with a dome-shaped lid and designed for slow cooking. Villagers in the South of Morocco routinely cook in one. Their meals are simple: potatoes, zucchini, or carrots aromatized with onions and parsley and cooked with a small amount of meat as most of them can’t afford its ever rising price.

Considering the simplicity of the ingredients, one might wonder where the famed tagine taste comes from. The amazing flavors of a Berber tagine emanate from the tagine itself. Berbers are in no hurry to eat their meals, the pace of their life is slow, and so they allow their tagines to cook over a very small flame for many hours (usually 4 to 6), allowing the tagine to permeate its earthy flavors to the meal. The end result is a hearty stew, lightly caramelized and bursting with earthy flavors.

If you get a chance to go on a road trip in the South of Morocco, stop at a small village restaurant and enjoy the simplicity of the décor, outdoor seating, picturesque views, thin mountain air and unpretentious but incredibly delicious tagines.

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