Eat Smart in Morocco: How to Decipher the Menu, Know the Market Foods & Embark on a Tasting Adventure [Paperback]

Joan Peterson (Author), S. V. Medaris (Illustrator)

Book Description

Series: Eat Smart in Morocco | Publication Date: January 7, 2002

    Hungry travelers to Morocco can have a perfectly delicious trip with this comprehensive food guide, the 6th in the EAT SMART series. The author, recognizing that feeding the traveler’s body is as important as feeding the soul, thoroughly educates the palate, eliminating any guess work that could muddy the chances of a mouth-watering experience.
    Eat Smart in Morocco contains a rich historical perspective on the origins and varieties of Moroccan food and extensive background on the delectable regional dishes. Phrases (transliterated Moroccan Arabic) are included to make one's culinary adventure even more successful.  
    At the core of the book are two extensive glossaries in transliterated Moroccan with English translations. The “Menu Guide” demystifies food selection, allowing visitors to order with confidence in restaurants; the “Foods & Flavors Guide” is a comprehensive list of foods, spices, cooking utensils, cooking styles, etc., to make shopping in the colorful outdoor markets easy and fun.

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“Eat Smart in Morocco is rich with detailed information and mouth-watering recipes, written with style and common sense. Packed with new information, this book makes good reading at home as well as a valuable guide to Morocco.”—Paula Wolfert, author of Couscous and Other Good Food from Morocco

“The latest addition to Joan Peterson’s superb series of ‘user friendly’ travel guides for the culinarily adventurous is Eat Smart In Morocco. It is as much fun to browse through as it is to cook from—or to plan a trip with. If you are planning a trip to this fabulous North African country, begin with reading this book.”—James Cox, Midwest Book Review

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Product Details

• Paperback: 160 pages
• Publisher: Ginkgo Press; 1 edition (January 7, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0964116863
• ISBN-13: 978-0964116863
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.4 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #827,889 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #73 in Books > Travel > Africa > Morocco
  • #84 in Books > Cookbooks, Food & Wine > Regional & International > African

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars What a good idea!, November 12, 2001

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This review is from: Eat Smart in Morocco: How to Decipher the Menu, Know the Market Foods & Embark on a Tasting Adventure (Paperback)

This book is one of a type I was not familiar with: books for travelers who are also "foodies", that is, people for whom trying the local food is one of their main pleasures while traveling.

This book will let foodies explore Morocco's rich and unique cuisine in thier homes before leaving via descriptions of both the food and its context, and it even provides recipes to try first. Once in Morocco, there is a directory of regional cuisine, and a menu guide with transliterated Arabic names of dishes to help in ordering. I find Moroccan food some of the world's best and most varied, and this book makes it accessible to everyone.

I've traveled and worked in Morocco off and on for the last 35 years, and can attest that the recipes and descriptions are well-researched and accurate. Readers should enjoy this book, as a travel guide or as a 'virtual' trip to Morocco.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars As much fun to browse through as it is to cook from, October 13, 2001

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This review is from: Eat Smart in Morocco: How to Decipher the Menu, Know the Market Foods & Embark on a Tasting Adventure (Paperback)

Eat Smart In Morocco is the latest addition to Joan Peterson's superb series of travel guides for the culinarily adventurous. This time the focus in on Moroccan cuisine and is as much fun to browse through as it is to cook from, -- or to plan a trip with The reader/traveler will learn how to decipher Moroccan menus, learn about Moroccan market places, and add exotic Moroccan dishes to their dining and meal preparing repertoires. The informative and lively text is enhanced with a chapter devoted to such resources as mail-order suppliers of Moroccan foods, tours and travel agencies, and thematically useful organizations. There is also a chapter on "Helpful Phrases" including phrases for ordering in restaurants and shopping in food markets. The "Menu Guide" section lists menu entries in transliterated Moroccan Arabic with English translations. A "Food and Flavors Guide" provides the reader with a comprehensive glossary for ingredients, kitchen utensils, and cooking methods. If you are planning a trip to this fabulous North African country, begin with reading Joan Peterson's Eat Smart In Morocco!

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Experience a gastronomic journey!, November 28, 2001

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This review is from: Eat Smart in Morocco: How to Decipher the Menu, Know the Market Foods & Embark on a Tasting Adventure (Paperback)

"Eat Smart in Morocco" uses significant historical facts to trace the rich culinary treasures of Morocco and its land. Readers can become more familiar with the culture and civilization through this guidebook and delight themselves with recipes from various contributors. The guidebook confirms that we can touch the heart of another culture through the flavors of its food and experience a gastronomic journey.
----Rafih Bengelloun, chef/owner of the Imperial Fez restaurant in Atlanta