Morocco’s medieval culinary tradition reveals couscous recipes far more diverse than today’s familiar version, ranging from fava-bean couscous and turnip-green couscous to preparations made from bread crumbs or even stuffed inside a roasted sheep’s belly.
Bassmat Tourath is a new animated series on Moroccan history and intangible heritage that tries to debunk historical misconceptions in an academic yet entertaining way.
Three of Morocco’s iconic dishes were influenced and evolved due to historical factors and events. Modern-day Bastilla, Tagine and Couscous were, in fact, products of a culinary cultural exchange.