Tajine of morocco

Tajine of Morocco A tajine or tagine (Arabic: الطاجين) is a Maghrebi dish which is named after the earthenware pot in which it is cooked. It is also called a Maraq / marqa in North Africa and the Middle Eahe concept of cooking in a tajine appears in the famous Alf layla wa layla (A Thousand and One Nights), a collection of 9th century Arab history. It is also mentioned during the time of the Islamic rule of the Abbasid Empire (extending from the Middle East / Asia to North Africa and Andalusia) during the 9th century.  The dish has already been famous among the nomadic Bedouin people of the Arabian Peninsula, who has added dried fruits such as dates, apricots and plums to give it its unique taste.                                Today, the pot and its traditional broth are mainly prepared in the Middle East and North Africa. In North Africa, it is called a Tajine, while in the Middle East it ...