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Casablanca, Morocco

Top food to try in Casablanca

6 dishes to eat in Casablanca, what is in them, and where they belong.

Last updated 2026-08-09

1. Couscous

Couscous
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Steamed three times over broth, with seven vegetables. A Friday dish, not an everyday one.

2. Tagine

Tagine
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Slow-cooked in the conical pot — lamb with prune, chicken with preserved lemon and olive.

3. Seafood on the Atlantic

Seafood on the Atlantic
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Casablanca is a fishing port; the central market's stalls will cook what you buy.

4. Harira

Harira
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Tomato, lentil and chickpea soup with a lemon finish, breaking the fast in Ramadan.

5. Msemen and beghrir

Msemen and beghrir
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Layered griddle bread and spongy semolina pancakes, with honey and butter.

6. Sardines

Sardines
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Morocco is the world's largest sardine exporter; grilled fresh they are a different fish entirely.

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