Want to stock your kitchen to make Moroccan dishes? You won't find a Moroccan home without 95% of these items stocked in the pantry. Having these items on hand, you will be able to easily turn out a meal. Several things can be substituted if you're short on them.
Pantry Items to Have on Hand
Flours
- White flour
- Whole wheat flour
- Fine semolina
- Coarse semolina
Must Have Spices
- cinnamon (karfa)
- cumin ( kamoon)
- saffron (zaffron)
- turmeric (qurkoum)
- ginger (skinjbir)
- black pepper (elbezar)
- cayenne pepper (felfla soudaniya)
- paprika (fefla hlouwa)
- ras al hanout
- salt (m'lha)
- thyme (za'atar)
- mint (nana)
Cupboard Staples
- Yeast
- dates
- couscous
- chickpeas
- lentils
- cannelini beans
- vermicelli pasta
- whole almonds
- green tea
- sugar
- harissa
- Preserved lemons
- green cracked olives
- black olives
- orange flower water (zhaar)
- olive oil
- argan oil
- vegetable oil
- smen
- honey
Year-round Produce
- onions
- garlic
- parsley
- cilantro
- cucumbers
- tomatoes
- potatoes
- lemons
Seasonal Produce
- eggplants
- avocado
- zucchini
- potatoes
- beets
- artichokes
- quinces
- apricots
- apples
- oranges
- grapes
- melon
Ready to start cooking?
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