Moroccan Fish

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Taste of Morocco

By Robert Carrier

Published 1987

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The coastlines of Morocco are teeming with magnificent fish, tiny red mullet, sards, pageot, sea bream and sardines. These are grilled over charcoal, baked, poached or cooked in tagines. Here, a fresh catch in the wine-red nets of the fishing port of Essaouira on the Atlantic coast.

Morocco’s coastal cities – the ancient Carthaginian and Portuguese settlements of El Jadida, Essaouira, Safi and Azemmour – have very different culinary traditions. This beautiful strip of coast, cut off from the rest of Morocco by the mountain ranges behind, is well worth a visit on its own to taste the different seafood specialities of each region.