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Question 1: What is argan and what is used for? Are there any plants where you live that are famous?
Question 2: What is a food that is famous in Morocco? Why do you think nuts, spices, fruit and citrus are eaten a lot in Moroccan cooking?
Hammam was originally established as a way for people in town to bathe before they had running water. Separated by gender, people rinse then wash with black soap (a product derived from argan) , exfoliate, then receive argan oil massages.
Fantasia also known as lab al baroud (Arabic for “gunpowder game”), is a stylized reenactment of a wartime cavalry charge. We went to one without any preconceived idea of what it was! We were with several local teachers who cheered and had a great time! There were racing horses with trick riders, and we got to ride a camel around the ring with cheering fans! It was a crazy experience, and a lot of fun!
Why are there goats in the tree?!
The argan tree only grows in parts of Morocco and Algeria. A tree can live 200 years! Goats love the nuts! When ripe, the seeds fall to the ground where they are harvested. The nuts are removed from the casings and made into beauty products and eaten as an oil similar to olive oil. Henna, black soap and certain dyes are also uses for henna.
Essaouira is an ancient Jewish settlement. The city has walls and many door in blue to remind the residents to look to God. After the founding of Israel, the city lost about 98 percent of its population.
Its medina (old town) was designated a UNESCO world heritage site in 2001. There are many crafts and wares for sale, as well as fish to eat!
We were able to pick the fresh fish we wanted, then then it was cooked immediately on charcoal. I am sucha novice with fresh squid, I got inked when I forked into it!
We had a tajine-making experience at a nonprofit called Amal. Women from different continents --Europe, South America, and North America all learned together how to make a tajine. We made chicken tajine with olives, lemons, and ginger and beef tajines with cinnamon, dates and paprika. It was sort of emotional to think that we were all there to learn in the kitchen in order to support a cause for less-fortunate women. The power of women during the Women's Week was strong!
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