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Secrets of Moroccan Couscous: Authentic Insights Revealed
Things that you can’t find by only googling “Couscous”.
A stranger call :
Last week, my publication was tagged by a substack profile called “Gastroillogica” in an article about Marrakesh and Al Andalus. I was amazed because I nearly forgot about writing in Substack for more than 2 years now.
When I contacted that amazing lady and gastronomy fan, she asked me if I can write an article about the emblematic moroccan plate : aka Couscous.
I was a little hesitant to be honest, especially with my 10 months baby teething and all the headache that comes with it.
To fulfill that friend’s request in the quickest way possible, I’ve made up an article using AI. In fact, it summarized 5 arabic blogs I searched for on the net about Moroccan Couscous. It was good, but it was AI !!!
When I sent the draft to Gastroillogica, she replied by telling me that she’s looking for an authentic story (an insider one would be even better) about couscous in moroccan culture.
So let’s dive in the story of moroccan couscous:
Since the Numidian era, Couscous was cooked by Amazighs (people living in north Africa before Islam, and still).
