The most famous traditional Moroccan dishes
The top 3 according to 9 votes from people: Couscous · Pastilla · Harira. (Updated Mar 19, 2026.)
The dishes of Moroccan cuisine that tell the story of its cities, from Friday couscous to Fez pastilla, according to Al Ain, Sayidaty and Moroccan food guides.
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Top 10
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1
Couscous
Steamed hand-rolled semolina with seven vegetables and meat, the Friday dish in every Moroccan home; UNESCO intangible heritage since 2020.
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Pastilla
Warqa pastry filled with pigeon or chicken, almonds, cinnamon and sugar, from Fez.
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3
Harira
Tomato, lentil and chickpea soup with ginger and cinnamon, eaten with dates and chebakia at Ramadan.
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4
Tanjia marrakchia
Meat cooked for hours in a clay urn in the embers of a Marrakech hammam furnace.
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5
Mechoui
Whole lamb slow-roasted, the dish of weddings and feasts.
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6
Bissara
Dried fava bean soup with olive oil and cumin, the popular winter dish of the north.
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Chebakia
Fried sesame and honey pastry, harira's companion at Ramadan.
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Mint tea (atay)
Green tea with mint and sugar, the symbol of Moroccan hospitality.
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Rfissa
Shredded msemen with chicken and lentils in fenugreek broth, for celebrations.
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10
Msemen and baghrir
Moroccan breakfast pancakes with honey and butter.
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11
Zaalouk
Grilled aubergine salad with tomato, garlic and cumin.
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12
Tagine
Meat or chicken slow-cooked in a clay pot with vegetables and spices, like chicken with preserved lemon and olives.
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