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Couscous Draoui

A desert-style couscous with camel meat, dried fruits, and aromatic spices, steamed to fluffy perfection and served with a rich broth.

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Story and taste

In the golden dunes where time stands still, the nomads of M'Hamid created Couscous Draoui to sustain them on long journeys. When camels carried families across the Sahara, their meat was preserved as dried provisions, while women gathered desert fruits. The couscous would steam in the morning sun, filling the air with spices that promised sustenance and hope. This dish symbolizes resilience and the enduring spirit of the desert people, a taste of home in the vastness.

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Couscous Draoui belongs to the Drâa-Tafilalet table. Taste it where its Saharan and oasis heritage kitchen tradition lives, or fold it into an itinerary through the region.

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