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Couscous with chicken and vegetables

Couscous with chicken and vegetables is a Moroccan steamed couscous shaped around chicken and vegetables; it uses patient heat, balanced spice and shared-table generosity rather than rushed flavor.

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In Drâa-Tafilalet, dishes like Couscous with chicken and vegetables carry the memory of markets, family ovens and seasonal judgement. The combination of chicken and vegetables shows a Moroccan habit of turning modest pantry elements into hospitality: a dish is not only cooked, it is timed, shared and remembered.

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Couscous with chicken and vegetables belongs to the Drâa-Tafilalet table. Taste it where its Fassi urban kitchen tradition lives, or fold it into an itinerary through the region.

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