Q 01/05

Which steamed semolina dish is the one most people associate with Morocco?

A) Couscous

B) Bulgur pilaf

C) Freekeh

D) Polenta

Answer · why

A) Couscous

Steamers for it dating to the 12th century were dug up at Igiliz in the Sous valley.

Q 02/05

A tagine is a stew and also what?

A) The bread served with it

B) The clay pot it is cooked in

C) The spice blend used

D) The tea that follows it

Answer · why

B) The clay pot it is cooked in

The Arabic word descends from the Ancient Greek tágēnon, a shallow clay frying pan.

Q 03/05

The tagine's cone-lidded cooking pot is said to have originated in which Moroccan town?

A) Fes

B) Safi

C) Tafraout

D) Essaouira

Answer · why

C) Tafraout

The same Greek root gave Marrakesh its tangia jar and Tunisia its own tagine.

Q 04/05

Moroccan mint tea is brewed from which type of tea?

A) Black Assam tea

B) Oolong tea

C) White tea

D) Gunpowder green

Answer · why

D) Gunpowder green

Spearmint, not peppermint, is the traditional mint, and the sugar goes in generously.

Q 05/05

Why is Moroccan tea poured from high above the glass?

A) To produce bubbles

B) To cool it quickly

C) To dissolve the sugar

D) To show off the pot

Answer · why

A) To produce bubbles

Glasses are filled in two stages and the tea comes with hard sugar cones or lumps.

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