Kiwis in Fez - exploring Moroccan cuisine

(From left) Helen, Bill, Peter & Lynde

One thing you can say about New Zealanders is that they are intrepid travellers. Usually shunning the large package tours they tend to tailor their travel to allow a great deal of flexibility. Two couples we met recently, not only plunged into the Fez Medina head first, but were game to try local cuisine at every level from the street to the fine restaurants.

Thami - Consistently the best street food in the Medina.

Peter and Lynde Evans from Fielding and Bill and Helen Cunningham from Auckland are seasoned travellers and this year, after a visit to Petra in Jordan and a stop over in Egypt, headed to Morocco, where we caught up with them having a quiet ale at the Hotel Batha.

Their first experience of street food was a meal at Thami's Restaurant - the tiny table on the street around the corner from the Bab Boujeloud. They pronounced the food "delicious" and (like all of us who dine there) loved the chaos of the street life that whirls around the location.

The "catch of the day"

Most New Zealanders love seafood and so it was little surprise the following night to find the party had navigated their way to La Trois Sources where they explored the menu and enjoyed a range of dishes as well as a couple of bottles of Moroccan wine.

By the contented smiles at the end of the meal, we suspect that this will not be the last time they visit Fez.



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