Fia Wtcc Race Of Marrakech

Sports

Marrakech International Film Festival

Film

Chaired by Moroccan royalty and drawing in the country’s elite, the Marrakech International Film Festival, known locally as MIFF, shines a light on the country’s contemporary side. Showing short and feature films with a keen focus on Moroccan cinema, it’s an event worth stepping out in the winter chill for.

Marrakech Biennale

Art

Marrakech Popular Arts Festival

Art

Tajine

The Moroccan tajine (a funnel shaped earthenware pot) is famed around the world, and gave its name to the succulent stews for which the country is best known. Beef, lamb and chicken are the usual suspects, served with couscous, a Moroccan staple.

_{Best eaten at
Souk Kafé, 11 Derb Souk Jedid}

Harira

This thick and hearty soup contains tomatoes, onions, lentils, chickpeas and a fragrant blend of herbs and spices, with a bit of lamb or beef thrown in for good measure. Settle into the medina’s Dar Rif Kebdani restaurant and consume Harira in their ornate wooden setting.

_{Best eaten at
Dar Rif Kebdani Restaurant, Rue Dar Baroud, Medina}

Zaalook

Moroccans love a good salad, and few are prized as highly as zaalouk. This delicious cold starter consists of smoky cooked aubergine with raw tomato, seasoned with a little garlic, cumin, paprika and chili.

_{Best eaten at
Bazaar Cafe, Rue Sidi El Yamani 24, Derb Rokni 14}

Makouda

These little deep-fried potato balls are a classic Moroccan street food item. Eat them on their own or as part of a sandwich, but don't forget the harissa (garlicky chili sauce)!

_{Best eaten at
Souk Kafé, 11 Derb Souk Jedid, Marrakech}

Pastilla

This traditional Moroccan pie combines sweet and savoury flavours within a crispy multi-layered filo pastry shell. The filling? Deliciously succulent slow-cooked and shredded pigeon, though nowadays chicken is a more likely candidate.

_{Best eaten at
Restaurant Le Foundouk, 55 Souk Hal Fassi Kaat Bennahïd, Médina}