The Momo Cookbook: A Gastronomic Journey Through North Africa by Mourad Mazouz

North African cookbook highlighting the flavor-rich regions of Morocco (Marrakesh, Tangier, Casablanca, Rabat, and Fez), Tunisia, and Algeria.

Publisher blurb:

The Momo Cookbook contains ninety authentic recipes from Morocco, Tunisia and Algeria, including some of the region's most characteristic and delicious dishes: tagines, couscous, briks and briouats, gazelle horns (delicately shaped almond pastries) and refreshing mint tea. As well as recipes, stunning photography evokes the romance and mystery of the region -- its colours, images, traditions and rituals, while award-winning writer, Janine di Giovanni, contributes prose-portraits of the land, the people, their customs and their legendary hospitality.

Momo Cookbook goes over North Africa food by describing ingredients and cooking equipment, the major regions,  and the people who live there. Recipes include light meals, celebration dinners, side dish, desserts, and beverages. If you're looking for ways to use the recipes together, set menus are included at the back.

This carrot salad recipe from the book is a simple but delicious side dish from Fez. It is sweetened with oranges and a bit of sugar, spiced with cinnamon, and perfumed with orange-blossom water. I think, a perfect side dish for grilled chicken.

Recipe: Carrot Salad with Orange Juice and Orange Blossom Water

Ingredients:

• 1 lb 2 oz grated carrots
• 2 oranges, segmented and cubed
• 3 oranges, juiced
• 1 lemon, juiced
• 3 tablespoons orange blossom water
• 3 tablespoons sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon white pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon

Procedure:

1. Place the carrots and segmented oranges into a bowl.
2. Mix the rest of the ingredients except the cinnamon into a bowl, whisk to combine, and pour over the carrots. 
3. Cover and chill for at least an hour.
4. Sprinkle with the cinnamon before serving.
    

Book Info

• Title: The Momo Cookbook: A Gastronomic Journey Through North Africa.
  
• Publisher: Simon and Schuster, 2000.
  
• ISBN: 0684860104.
• Notes: Hardcover book, great photos.
  
• Find it: Amazon: The Momo Cookbook.
  

Enjoy,
Renee Shelton
Succotash Book Reviews
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