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Tetouani Chicken Pastilla

Savory chicken pastilla with almonds and cinnamon, topped with powdered sugar, a Tetouani take on the classic.

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In Tetouan's hidden courtyard, a pastry chef shapes pastilla like a mosaic, each fold a secret. 'This,' she murmurs, 'is Andalusia's last kiss.' When Moors left Spain, they carried this recipe as memory, recreating it in Morocco's northern pearl. The sweet-savory dance mirrors Tetouan's soul - Spanish roots with Moroccan heart. For Tetouanis, it symbolizes duality, how opposites create beauty. At weddings, it's served as a blessing, its golden crust promising sweetness beneath life's challenges, a reminder that joy often hides in unexpected places.

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Tetouani Chicken Pastilla belongs to the Tanger-Tétouan-Al Hoceïma table. Taste it where its Andalusian-Moroccan heritage kitchen tradition lives, or fold it into an itinerary through the region.

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