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Couscous with fava beans and prunes

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

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In Oriental, dishes like Couscous with fava beans and prunes carry the memory of markets, family ovens and seasonal judgement. The combination of fava beans and prunes 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 fava beans and prunes belongs to the Oriental table. Taste it where its Arab-Andalusian kitchen tradition lives, or fold it into an itinerary through the region.

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