Flavors of Marrakesh

The flavours of Marrakech

The flavours of Marrakech are one of the great pleasures of a visit to the city. The Marrakech audio-guided tour takes the opportunity to evoke the Moroccan culinary specialities, from the colourful spices of the souk to the fragrant tagines.

The delights of Moroccan cuisine

While wandering in the alleys of the souk, you glimpse the dazzling colours of the pyramids of spices and the culinary specialities of Marrakech. Moroccan cuisine, one of the most renowned in the world, displays a palette of refined flavours: the tagine simmered in its earthenware dish, the Friday couscous, the pastilla blending sweet and savoury, the grilled skewers and the harira soups. All this is enhanced with spices like cumin, saffron, cinnamon and ras el-hanout. To finish, the pastries with honey and almonds and the mint tea complete this feast of the senses.

What to see

Here you savour the Moroccan specialities, from the tagine to the couscous, including the pastilla, the skewers, the harira and the honey pastries, enhanced with spices and accompanied by mint tea. The flavours of Marrakech are a feast of the senses. It is a gourmet stop, to be savoured along the medina.

Practical information

The flavours of Marrakech are savoured in the numerous restaurants, stalls and terraces of the medina, notably around Jemaa el-Fna Square, reachable on foot. Each establishment follows its own hours, which vary; the open-air kitchens of the square come alive mainly in the evening. It is best to taste the specialities during the walk.

What are the culinary specialities of Marrakech?

The tagine, the couscous, the pastilla, the skewers, the harira soup and the pastries with honey and almonds, enhanced with spices and accompanied by mint tea.

Where to savour the flavours of Marrakech?

In the restaurants, stalls and terraces of the medina, notably around Jemaa el-Fna Square, in Marrakech, in Morocco.