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Soup with pumpkin and mint

Soup with pumpkin and mint is a Moroccan soup or harira-style bowl shaped around pumpkin and mint; it uses patient heat, balanced spice and shared-table generosity rather than rushed flavor.

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In Rabat-Salé-Kénitra, dishes like Soup with pumpkin and mint carry the memory of markets, family ovens and seasonal judgement. The combination of pumpkin and mint 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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Soup with pumpkin and mint belongs to the Rabat-Salé-Kénitra table. Taste it where its Hassani kitchen tradition lives, or fold it into an itinerary through the region.

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