Casablanca: Authentische Rezepte aus Marokko

by Nargisse Benkabbou

Der Duft des Orients

Marokko ist eines der Top-Reiseziele der Welt und gleichzeitig ein Eldorado für Genießer. Vor allem in Casablanca, der größten Stadt des Landes, verschmilzt die Küche der Berber und Araber mit europäischen und schwarzafrikanischen Einflüssen zu unglaublich vielseitigen und aufregenden Gerichten. Die Köchin Nargisse Benkabbou verbindet den authentischen marokkanischen Geist mit dem Zeitgenössischen, um einfach umzusetzende Rezepte für den Alltag zu schaffen. Ihr Buch enthält 100 Rezepte von Artischocken-Tajine über Pfirsich-Rindfleisch-Eintopf mit Ras-El-Hanout bis hin zu Schokoladenpudding mit marokkanischem Minztee versetzt.

Genres: Cookbooks, Cooking, Food, Reference, Nonfiction, Travel

Hardcover

Published September 17, 2018

Reviews

[Charles Eldridge · Rating 2 out of 5]

Blame for the disappointing 2 stars resided more on the designer and editors of the book than the author. The pages are visually a mess and displeasing to the eye. Multiple font and holding changes on each page are jarring. The ingredients are written in the thinnest and lightest font. The stories and recipes places on the saffron colored pages were also near unreadable. A few of the recipes that I read in-depth have food prep instructions that didn’t reflect the final picture of the dish. There may be some culinary gems therein, but the designers and editors made it a visual chore to try to discover them with bewildering font choices and strange layouts.

[Tiffiny · Rating 5 out of 5]

What a lovely cookbook filled with beautiful photos. I love that Nargisse gave background information on Moroccan staples like Ras el Hanout, preserved lemons, harissa, couscous, Tagine, etc. I really enjoyed that each recipe has a little statement/story to go with it.

I am a picky eater and am currently in the process of getting my taste buds to explore and enjoy different foods. Casablanca has recipes that even I would like to try out!

If you can't get ahold of the cookbook, check out her blog My Moroccan Food... That's how I discovered Nargisse and I'm so glad that I did!

[Viviane Elbee · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a beautifully written cookbook, with lots of personal stories behind each recipe, and gorgeous photographs. After reading through the whole cookbook I've picked out a few recipes to try. There are a number of time-consuming recipes (that take more than 30-40 minutes to prepare and cook), and while I've tagged a few of these longer recipes to try out someday when I have the time, I'm most interested in the quicker / simpler recipes.

[Tom Kos · Rating 2 out of 5]

Beautiful pictures. I have about 6-8 Moroccan cookbooks. I made 2 recipes praised by Benkabbou, and they were disappointing.

Feta & red bell pepper kalinte -- the bottom 2/3 of pan was kind of blah, needs some al dente veggie there and maybe sub veggie stock for water in the recipe.

Harissa & lemon chicken try bake w sweet potatoes & cauliflower -- not very good, forget it.

I will dispose of this book.

[Deborah Martinez · Rating 3 out of 5]

I was hoping to get some new recipes from this cookbook as I love trying different cultures food, and always eat at Morocco at Epcot as the food is so flavorful and good. Unfortunately, I found these recipes to be difficult, but the pictures of the food were beautiful!

[Jean MacLeod · Rating 4 out of 5]

Nice layout and good pictures.

[Anne · Rating 3 out of 5]

Beautiful photos and clear instructions on a cuisine that was new to me.

[Aoife Greene · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fabulous! Accessible Moroccan cooking.

[Colin Arthur · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great cook book, really enjoyed it