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Article: Waiting for Maroc.(Moroccan foods and beverages)(Recipe)
- Article from:
- Art Culinaire
- Article date:
- June 22, 2001
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Morocco is a place of contradictions: of light and dark, luxury and despair, obedience and unrest. Where the solemn desert floor greets vibrant tile facades and water is a luxury. To the north, the Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea cap the fertile coast. To the south, the Atlas Mountains peak at Mount Toubkal then plummet 14,000 feet, sliding into the Western Sahara. Climate extremes mean life and death. Somewhere, between the spectrum of myth and reality, is Morocco. An observer for only a week, seven days was barely enough time for the awe to subside. Morocco reveals itself in many ways; curvaceous sand dunes, tiny cove in the walled market place painted with fresh ...