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Post by Silly Yak on Feb 13, 2011 9:37:34 GMT
Re: Morocco
Posted by Val on 7/6/2005
GF board
... I had a week in Marrakesh a couple of years ago and found it pretty easy to find nice things to eat. In the hotels and restuarants, if they don't speak English then they usually speak French and I found them very willing to find out what was in dishes. Take a French translation of the food questions.
I took bread and biscuits which were mainly useful at breakfast time to have with eggs, fruit or yoghurt etc. The classic Tagine doesn't seem to usually contain flour (but you need to check). There's always rice on menus and often kebab/brochette type grilled meats. There's a lot of really good restaurants with a mix of French amd Arabic cooking. The wine is very good. Have a wonderful time - its a fascinating country.
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Post by Silly Yak on Feb 13, 2011 9:38:36 GMT
....The one time I ate out in Marrakesh it was in the Market Square, during the day it's full of traders selling everything from a needle to an anchor, but at 7PM it becomes the biggest open air dining facility anywhere.
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You need to check what's being cooked and if there is any flour (Farina) being used in the cooking. I went to one vendor and spoke with him about not having flour (san Farina /san Gluten) if you speak French you should have no problem!
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I ended up having chicken skewers, just dressed in chopped fresh herbs with olive oil, cooked on a new grill rack (spotlessly clean) with a salad I made up myself from the items on display, they had freshly baked bread (unfortunately it was wheat bread) I didn't mind the meal was quite filling..
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On the rest of my journey home I cooked in the campervan and I had brought Ziploc bags of Dry ingredients for my own GF Wraps / Tortillas all I needed was eggs and water. A frying pan and some oil, usually made up a batch every other day and used them instead of bread.
Breakfast could be bacon, egg, tomato in a wrap.
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Lunch meat, fish and veggies.
Dessert could be a warmed wrap spread with nutella, 1/2 a sliced banana and a sprinkle of sugar, a few sliced almonds YUM!
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Those wraps are very versatile.
Best Regards,
David
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Post by Silly Yak on Feb 13, 2011 9:40:24 GMT
Steve (Foodamentalists) on 28/1/2010
I have just had 4 days in Marrakesh.
Most places will not understand the term gluten-free diet. You will need to explain that you are allergic to wheat and flour. I suggest you take some French phrases with you (if you don't speak French,if you stick to tagines theirs no flour in them just be careful as every meal is served with bread.
If you are staying in Marrakesh Djamaa El Fna Square at night and eat from one of the many food stalls and eat the meat products that are cooked to order.
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Val on 28/1/2010, 21:57:58
Morroco
I have been several times and generally found people very helpful, like Steve I always ask about wheat and flour and don't get into discussing gluten. A lot of English is spoken and a little French also helps. I love the lemon chicken tagine which is very widely available and there are also vegetable tagines which are good if you want a lighter lunch. Omelettes are also availble widely and good restuarants always seem to have a lot that is naturally GF. I am always chicken about eating in Djama El Fna but at least you can see what everything is!
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I always take some rolls, cereal and crackers to supplement what is available at breakfast - usually, fruit, yoghurt, eggs and cold cheese and meat. I also take a few sweet snacks - usually chocolate biscuits!
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