Close-up of Moroccan lamb tagine with prunes, almonds, and boiled eggs in a clay pot.
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Sardine Ball Tagine

Seafood Tagine

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Close-up of Moroccan lamb tagine with prunes, almonds, and boiled eggs in a clay pot.

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Seasoned sardine mixture shaped into balls and simmered in a tomato-based tagine, sometimes with vegetables.

Description And serving traditions

Seasoned sardine mixture shaped into balls and simmered in a tomato-based tagine, sometimes with vegetables.

Ingredients and raw materials

  • sardines
  • herbs
  • spices
  • tomato
  • garlic
  • riceorbreadcrumbbinder — optional or regional variation
  • peppers — optional or regional variation
  • potatoes — optional or regional variation
  • preservedlemon — optional or regional variation

How it is made

  1. Clean and mince sardines.

Stories and variations

A practical expression of Morocco's sardine-rich Atlantic foodways.

Table & terroir

Roots on the map

Region
Atlantic_Coast

Table & terroir

At the Moroccan table

Food family
Moroccan-traditional
food

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