From: TL (a66b8n228client156.hawaii.rr.com)
Subject: Re: morocco
Date: December 8, 2002 at 4:50 pm PST
In Reply to: morocco posted by steffen on December 8, 2002 at 5:48 am:
A VegSource friend posted this back in July 2001:
"I have to say that Morocco is *not* a good country for vegan food, you'll get great hummus and falafel in a single lebanese restaurant in Rabat but nowhere else.
You will get "vegetarian tajine" everywhere but it will be in chicken stock - in the unlikely event it's not in chicken stock, it will be in lamb stock, if not in lamb stock, it will be cooked in butter. I've managed to delude myself for a while otherwise, but when the bits of chicken turn up in your veggie meal, you know otherwise.
If you want to say vegan (or even ov-veggie), then you'll be limited to french fries, salads and bread. In urban areas you can get pizza-sans-cheese as a variation, pasta is also getting more popular amongst Moroccans. Even where there are 10 restaurants in town they all tend to have identical menus, so choice is limited.
In the Morocco FAQ linked, I do have a few alternative restaurants scattered across the country, where you might have a better selection.
I don't like to have to say this, since Morocco is a fabulous country, with amazing natural and built environment; it is, however, on the wrong side of Suez, which divides Arabia Hummosia from Arabia Nonhummosia. If you're keen, pack some of your own essentials, and perhaps rent a house - there's a veggie-friendly one for hire in Taroundannt in the South."
