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Although I'd put this in my custom guide, pre departure, on my first night in Djemma el Fnaa, I'd forgotten about it. I was soon pursuaded to take a seat at one of the food stalls, where I was made to feel quite welcome. I wasn't sure what to order, so just pointed to dishes my fellow diners were eating. I had a pleasant (and cheap) meal of bread, 2 spicy sauce dips, lentil soup, and lamb brochettes with a small salad, all for about 20dh. It wasn't until I was leaving, after my meal, and one of the boys pointed to the sign, so I'd remember where to come back to, that I realised I'd found Aichas!
I ate here a few times, and enjoyed all the dishes. Besides the meal above I also tried vegetable tajine, vegetable cous cous, potato cakes, and small spicy sausages on various visits. Leave a Comment Theme: Street VendorPrice: less than US$10 » Currency ConverterComparison: less expensive than averageAddress: Aicha Number 1, Djemma el FnaaDirections: Towards the edge of the food stalls, opposite a shop that sold belly dancing costumes!
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| | | | Street Vendors: Hunja...Recommended on a cold winters night! | Tip Rating: Satisfaction: | | | | |
Around Djemma El Fnaa, near the orange juice carts, you'll spot some stalls with copper cauldrens. These contain a local beverage known as hunja. My curiosity got the better of me one night, and I joined the locals standing around the stalls, drinking glasses of this hot spicy beverage . At the side of the stall are jars of the spices that make up the drink. Unfortunately I couldn't identify most of them, and no one could tell me what the recipe was (language barrier, not a trade secret!) Accompanying the hunja, you are given a saucer with scoops of a spicy chocolate cake called tkaout - Mmmmmmm- Drink and cake for about 5dh!! Bargain! If you're in Marrakesh in Winter, this is a must do, to warm you through!
Hunja and cake!!..thats all they sell! The hunja reminded me a bit of Masala tea that I'd drunk in Kerala, but even hotter! If anyone knows the recipe, I'd be very grateful to be let in on this secret-- Would be great for a bonfire night party, or to carry in a vaccuum flask on a winter walk! Leave a Comment Theme: Street VendorPrice: less than US$10 » Currency ConverterComparison: least expensiveAddress: Djemma el Fnaa, MarrakeshDirections: Near the orange juice sellers
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| | | | Street Vendors: Dinner at Jemaa al-Fnaa Square--do not miss this! | Tip Rating: Satisfaction: | | | | |
Eating at the square is an absolute must. Just walk into the center and start looking around--there are dozens of stalls, some serving just one or two dishes and some that appear to be complete restaurants with every conceivable food on display. Wandering around to pick your first stop, you'll get swarmed by stall owners trying to convince you that their food is the one you want--but take your time to decide! There are kebab stalls, fish stalls (that's what we chose first--try a piece!), tea stalls, sweet stalls, lentil soup and bean stew stalls, and my favorite: snail stalls. (I didn't try those, but if you want to, you've got about eight to choose from.) We stopped at about five different places and ate fantastic fried fish with grilled vegetables at the one pictured here. The food was excellent, very cheap, and safe. Not one of our party had a moment's stomach trouble. Leave a Comment Theme: Street VendorPrice: less than US$10 » Currency ConverterComparison: least expensive
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| | | | Street Vendors: Kebabs at Djemaa El Fna | Tip Rating: Satisfaction: | | | | |
When in Marrakech, eating at the food stalls on Djemaa El Fna square is an absolute must! Hundreds of stalls set up in the square each evening, offering a selection of tasty meals at ridiculously cheap prices. Competition is fierce and each stall will try to entice you to eat there with promises of the best food in town! The touts have clearly been working on their sales pitch - I was met with shouts of "Marks and Spencers quality food", "our food is sound as a pound/lovely jubbly" and "cheaper than Asda prices". In truth, I was a little apprehensive about eating food from street vendors. Each stall displays its raw meat out in the open, with flies buzzing around. So, the first time I ventured down to Djemaa El Fna I decided I'd just eat my meal....and then see if I was ill the next morning! I'm happy to report that I ate at the food stalls at Djemaa El Fna on several occasions and never suffered any illness at all. The first stall that attracted my custom was #81 Chez Abdessalam (each stall has a number and a name). I took a seat at one of the benches, shoulder to shoulder with other diners (eating at Djemaa El Fna is not for the claustrophobic!), and received a complimentary bread roll, a tomato dip and a paper place mat. The guidebooks recommend that you use your bread as an alternative to cutlery as most people who fall sick from eating at the stalls do so because of utentils that are rinsed and reused. The menu at Chez Abdessalam includes soups, salad, fish, mixed seafood, sausages, couscous, eggplant, lamb, chicken and beef kebabs.
My meal at Chez Abdessalam was as follows: - Complimentary bread (a round piece of bread, ideal for soaking up sauces and dips). This was standard at all the stalls I visited; - A tomato based dip with a hint of aniseed to it; - A plate of olives; - A plate of French fries. Very nice - thin and salty; - Mixed kebabs: 6 kebabs on long skewers (2 each with chicken, beef and lamb - with red and green peppers and onions), 3 small sausages (of unknown meat, but very well cooked!) and a piece of lamb. All the meat was extremely well cooked and for the most part was good quality. The chicken kebabs were nicer than the beef or lamb ones, but all were pretty good! - A glass of freshly squeezed orange juice. Ice cold and very refreshing. - A complimentary glass of mint tea, served with the mint leaf still in the glass. Very tasty and surprisingly refreshing! The total cost of my meal was just 50 Dhs (approx. 3 GBP). Superb value food and a unique atmosphere! Eating at the food stalls of Djemaa El Fna is an absolute must! You could do worse than #81: Chez Abdessalam! Highly recommended!! Leave a Comment Theme: LocalPrice: less than US$10 » Currency ConverterComparison: less expensive than averageAddress: Djemaa El Fna
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