Cafe Morocco

by Anissa Helou

The Moroccan cuisine blends African, Arabian, and European influences to make some of the most exotic food in the world. The subtle and fragrant flavors of the cuisine are adapted for the modern kitchen in this cookbook. Many of the 75 dishes featured are the same offered at Moroccan bistros, where strollers can stop and have kebabs or steaming couscous. Most important, the recipes are simple to prepare and healthy to eat!

Genres: Cooking

128 pages, Paperback

First published February 1, 1998

Reviews

[Catherine · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is full of interesting sounding recipes. Most appear easy enough to make at home with easily available ingredients. I can't wait to get started. The photographs are beautiful.

[Stephen · Rating 3 out of 5]

Moroccan cooking demonstrates the influences of Arabic, African, Mediterranean and Persian cuisines. It is not that there is no distinctive Moroccan cookery but rather than it speaks as one voice in a chorus of cuisines which have crossed in Casablanca, Fez, Marrakesh and Tangier. Anissa Helou is a British journalist and food writer who had written extensively about Lebanese and Mediterranean cuisine. He father was Syrian; her mother Lebanese. She was born in Beirut but moved to London when she turned 21. She collects simple recipes (most have no more than six ingredients) which reflect the food prepared, sold and eaten in the markets on Morocco. She offers much more than just lamb kebabs and steamed couscous (although these are included, as well). The book begins with an introduction to lesser-known Moroccan ingredients and some instruction in Moroccan cooking techniques. It then offers 75 recipes, some of which are altogether unique to this book. The selection of vegetable-based side dishes is extensive; the part devoted to desserts rather scant. The text appears to be written for a British readership but is easily understood by Americans.

[Emily Joyce · Rating 4 out of 5]

I never expected Moroccan food to be presented so simply. The recipes here are simple, depending on short lists of ingredients. The photography is lovely as well.