Morocco Destination Guide

This North African country is spellbinding - you can wander around the labyrinthine alleys of its medieval medinas, haggle in the bustling open air souqs, gape at its deserts that stretch to the horizon and taste a cuisine that will absolutely delight your taste buds. You won’t ever want to leave!

The food you find in Morocco is likely to be fresh, locally grown and homemade, rather than shipped in, microwaved and served semi-thawed. Most Moroccan ingredients are cultivated in small quantities the old-fashioned way, without GMOs (genetically modified organisms), chemical fertilisers, pesticides or even mechanisation. These technologies are far too costly an investment for the average small-scale Moroccan farmer, as is organic certification and labelling – so though you may not see a label on it to this effect, much of the Moroccan produce you’ll find in food markets is chemical- and GMO-free.

Morocco is a pretty safe country that can be navigated with a bit of common sense, but there are a few things to be aware of:

• getting lost in winding medina streets
• getting hassled by unofficial guides (known as 'faux guides')
• the widespread use of marijuana (kif), which is grown in Morocco.