Mino and Amina explore Eastern Morocco's street food in Oujda and Berkane, visiting various eateries and food markets. They try a variety of dishes, including roasted meats, stews, and traditional Moroccan sausages called Boudan. They also visit a local bakery, where they learn about traditional bread-making and try some delicious pastries. Along the way, they meet local chefs and food vendors, who share their expertise and passion for Moroccan cuisine.
Here are the key facts extracted from the text:
1. Mino and Amina are in the Oriental region of Morocco.
2. They are exploring the eastern Moroccan street food in Oujda and Berkane.
3. They visited a place in Oujda that serves roasted dishes.
4. The place serves olives with sauce, roasted lamb heads, and other dishes.
5. Mino's whole family is with him to try the food in Oujda.
6. They visited a market in Oujda to buy Boudan, a type of sausage.
7. Boudan is made from lamb's intestine and contains liver, tripe, rice, and spices.
8. The Boudan is roasted in a wood oven bakery.
9. Berkane is a neighboring city of Oujda and is famous for its sweet oranges.
10. Mustafa, an Italian baker, lives in Berkane and makes Italian-Moroccan fusion food.
11. Mustafa's special Italian pizza dough is used to make burgers and paninis.
12. The dough is rolled with cornmeal and baked in a special rotate oven.
13. Mustafa took Mino and Amina to a small village called Fezouane to try herbal snail soup and organic tagine.
14. The snail soup contains 13 different herbs, including tyeme, pennyroyal, and mint.
15. Fezouane has a hot spring that is believed to be good for kidney health.
16. People drink the water from the hot spring for its health benefits.
17. The water is served in a special cup made from clay and wood tar.
18. Mino and Amina visited a market in Oujda to buy ingredients for Boudan.
19. The ingredients include liver, tripe, rice, and spices.
20. The Boudan is made by mixing the ingredients and adding water to make it firm.
21. The mixture is then stuffed into cow's intestine and roasted in a wood oven bakery.
22. The bakery is 70 years old and is used to roast Boudan, bread, and other food.
23. Mino and Amina had breakfast at a bakery in Oujda, where they tried Moroccan broad bean soup, Bissara, with fried donuts.
24. The Bissara is made with olive oil, cumin, and chili.
25. Mino and Amina visited a bakery to buy Kaak, a type of cookie, and Hilal, a type of pastry.