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Argan trees and oil

When you travel in Morocco in the area around Agadir look out for the goats climbing in the trees. In the this area grows the tree named argan (Argania spinosa). This tree is unique to Morocco and produces a fruit like an olive, which is pressed for oil. The oil can be used for cooking and the body.

The goats like the argan too and it is not unusual to see the goats climbing in the branches to eat the leaves (picture 1). During all our trips in the area we saw goats acting this way, so you can't miss it. Also there are several places along the road where you can see the production of argan oil (picture 2, 3 & 4) and buy the products (picture 5).

Breakfast Moroccan style

When I was in Agadir I made a trip with Moroccan friends to the Paradise Valley, having breakfast en route. We had a stop at a restaurant in Tamraght 15 KM north of Agadir along the coastal road. Though it was not on the menu, my friends ordered breakfast Moroccan style for the four of us.

We had delicious round local bread. It looks and tasted like my favourite bread baked in the saharan sands during my deserttrips. We dipped the bread in the plates with honey, olive oil, argan oil and very fresh goat cheese and of course we drunk fresh mint tea (picture 1). It was my best breakfast those days.

Med and Hassan ordered harissa for themselves. I know harissa (soup) as we know soup.... salty. Their pale morning harissa did not look like soup at all (picture 2). I tried it, it tasted like porridge, meaning it was porridge made of flour.