European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 11, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                A cart in the Jemaa Elfna in Marrakesh supplies Tea and moroccan Tea is served heavily sugared and cups Are stuffed with fresh mint stripes photos Beverly bund Morocco food shows diversity of the country theres Only one Rule to follow when looking for a Good meal in Morocco stay away from the big the hotel offerings Cater to British and French tourists who never wanted to leave these menus rival Basic airline fare lots of undistinguished Chicken and abysmal for better and head for the Medina stalls and smaller Morocco is agriculturally self sufficient and the food is a reflection of the lands Rich the National dish of couscous is served the bed of Semolina Grain is covered by Lamb Stew with vegetables and on the coast the Stew is often fish based and in the South of the country beef is see Sharon Hudgins recipe on Page 4 of this Taine is another Stew popular throughout the this slow cooking melange uses Lamb or fish and relies on tart Lemons or limes cooked in the sauce for its piquant Brochette Are a combination of French influence and Arab chunks of or kidneys Are grilled on skewers and Are sometimes spaced with onions and these kebabs Are sold in standup stalls for about 10 cents a couple make an ample moroccan salads of diced peppers and mint Are Welcome in hot another pause that refreshes is the moroccan habit of drinking heavily minted Tea several times a fresh especially is served with every Large glasses of Orange juice Rich with pulp Are sold almost everywhere for about 20 although Morocco is a moslem alcoholic beverages Are served in Many moroccan brewed Flag is an american tasting Beer that Sells for about 70 cents a French and Spanish wines Are also a Complete meal is usually three courses a a Choice of entree and in All of the restaurants the total Cost for two people including wine was or Marrakesh restaurant Etoile de on the Rue Bab walk past the men on the ground floor who Are drinking Tea and watching the restaurant upstairs is nothing fancy and the help is a Little upset if their chess game is never the Servings Are Large and the a soup of chickpeas and is filling and this is a Good place to escape the hassles and pests of the always hectic Jemaa Elfna the medinas main which is right around the hotel de on the Jemaa this is an especially Good place for the ceilings Are High and the Large rooms dark against the noon Sun and of the the menu is Standard but a Good bargain at about for the three course cafe de grand on the Jemaa the rooftop is great place to have Tea and watch the action of Africa most famous Square without having to Deal with the Pushy would be hawkers and have Tea or Coffee for about 25 Safi cafe restaurant place de Independence on the towns main Street next to the Post a Good restaurant for seafood especially for grilled which Are the towns the tiled courtyard is the waiter May offer to take your picture and then ask for a cigarette As essay Ira restaurant la Petite Avenue Mohammed v outside the Medina facing the the seafood Here is something to write Home three dozen shrimp or three dozen mussels Are the starters grilled sole followed by huge oranges completes the places to avoid Marrakesh the restaurant at the is Saadi that adjoins the this place is a Pac Kemin ramada inn esque Hall Complete with onetime Only tourists and a belly for that avoid the Casino As it has one Roulette wheel and three croupiers Agadir the Kasbah restaurant on the Beverly Bundy getting there is the easy part not Only can you get there from Here you can get there europeans Migrate to warmer climes to escape the Gray Days of tour companies have realized the popularity of these getaways and Competition for the package Deutsche Mark is a member of the touristic Union International offers trips to Morocco throughout the rates vary with the a seven Day package in including roundtrip flight from Frankfurt to Agadir and hotel for the Cost 688 Marks about prices Rise depending on the Choice of the 688mark hotel was a five minute walk from the Beach and included kitchenettes with dishes in private bathrooms and the More pricey accommodations include swimming pools and its important to make reservations several months in Advance the cheapest packages fill up add the Low Cost of meals in Morocco one person can eat Well for a Day and the total for the week comes to less than for More adventure and More Freedom consider renting a a notto luxurious Renault 4 costs 460 Marks about for seven Days with unlimited gasoline is not inexpensive but the Renault is so economical that enough Gas for a Kilometre trek costs about a tourist with his own car or a rental car that was brought into the can get coupons for Gas at any Morocco tourist office at a 30 percent words of caution if renting a do not leave the car buy the insurance that rental companies offer with the do not pick up hitch hashish is readily although in if anyone in the car is found with including the lonely hitch everyone in the car is taken off to jail for a Long vehicle checks by police Are made outside almost All often cars Are waved through and trucks Are stopped for but police do Stop tourists to make sure they have not out stayed their three month visa and further strained the country massive unemployment Beverly Bundy april stripes Magazine