When you’ve just come back from a place and all you can think about is going back again, the best way to savour its flavour is through food.  After a long weekend in Fez and the magical mountains around Ifrane and Azrou, breakfasting on crispy Moroccan pancakes (msemen and beghrir) and downing fresh mint tea in the parchment dry 30C heat, Britain feels familiar but disappointingly grey, drizzly and damp.  A bit of a let down after drinking in the peace and beauty of the countryside around Fez – already missing those blue skies, warm evenings and genuine hospitality.

So maybe Greek-Australian food writer Tess Mallos’s “The Food of Morocco”  could be just what the doctor ordered to banish those back-in-Britain blues.  Mallos delves deep into the roots of Moroccan cuisine, highlights regional specialities and foods, and the result is a perfect mix of photo-travelogue and recipes, in equal parts.

Tess takes you on a culinary journey from the souks of Marrakech to the home kitchens of Rabat, the tea houses of Casablanca to the extravagant banquets of Fez.  Crispy briouats with seafood, a rich lamb tagine, deliciously sweet honey cakes…

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Food-Morocco-Journey-Lovers-Cookery/dp/1741960347

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