This article was automatically translated from HIBAPRESS, the Arabic version:
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Each new year has its specificities in the culinary field and none the less than Yennayer, the Amazigh new year in Morocco also has its advantages, which cannot have similar anywhere else than in Morocco
Except that the Yennayer table is different from one region to another. It consists of a Berber couscous with seven vegetables, different sweets and a mixture of dried fruits and nuts. Everything is accompanied by a good mint tea.
In the Tafraout region, a dish called Ourkimen, made from all legumes, is served in a large dish with a bowl of olive oil in the center. In this special dish, a date stone (Aghermi) is hidden, like a bean in the galette des rois.
Other festive dishes, Berkoukes, Tagoulla (or Assidah). It is prepared with Amlou (roasted almond puree mixed with Argan oil and honey).
