Couscous Royal

This dish might not be very French, but the links between France and Morocco go back a long way. One of the greatest feasts of my life was in Marrakesh, at the home of a generous and affluent fruit grower. The meal lasted over three hours and we were served dish after dish. In between the salads, pastilia, briks, brochettes, chicken with preserved lemons and, of course, couscous, there were pauses during which chilled water with rose water would be splashed on our hands by the waiters. It w