THE VIEW FROM FEZ: Afternoon tea

Wednesday, July 12, 2006

Afternoon tea - Moroccan style

Fez is experiencing a slight heatwave. Yesterday it was 45 degrees Celsius and at the moment it is a mere 40.

Mernisi tucks in
Working in such conditions requires special measures. After much research The View from Fez can announce we have found the answer - watermelon.

Mustapha vs Melon.

Recipe:

Leave watermelon floating in a fountain for two hours.
Promise the workers watermelon in two hours.
Relent after one hour.
Slice.
Eat.
Laugh.

Cost of watermelon 17 dirhams

Halima demands equal melon rights for women workers
Photo credit: Samir.

Tags: Morocco Fes, Maghreb news

1 comment:

Barsawad said...: Water melons and heat! The best remedy for heat, is water melons!

It being so up North, I didn't know Fez can be that hot! Very similar to Mukalla!; Wednesday, July 12, 2006

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