Story and taste
Avocados arrived in Morocco in the 1950s, planted first in the irrigated orchards of the Souss valley where argan trees also grow. Casablanca's juice bars - those bright counters on every street corner - adopted the avocado milkshake in the 1980s, and it quickly became the icon of Moroccan summer. During Ramadan, the lines for jus d'avocat stretch down the block just before sunset; Moroccans believe the creamy richness breaks the fast gently, coating the stomach after a day of dryness. Unlike Western smoothies, the Moroccan version is sweet, perfumed with orange blossom, and unapologetically thick - almost a meal in a glass. It is the closest thing modern Morocco has to a national beverage after atay.