Comments on: The Monday Market at Tnine Ourika

By: Ben

Ben — Sun, 11 Mar 2012 12:19:04 +0000

This is the best write-up of this market I can find online. My girlfriend and I are travelling to Morocco in April and this is high on our to-do list.

Sadly I can’t find the town “Ourika” or the village “Tnine Ourika” on any maps. Yes Ourika valley – but that’s not a small place. I would just ask our guide, but I don’t plan on using a guide. We will be hiring our own vehicle and travelling independently.

Do you know of a nearby town that is mapped (preferably on Google maps)?

Thanks for sharing your experience!

By: Anne :-)

Anne :-) — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 01:35:18 +0000

Mountains of herbs such as mind, coriander, etc. – was that supposed to be mint?
I hope I can join you on your travels to Morocco! Very nice!

By: natie

natie — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 16:25:49 +0000

MM, I remember in your previous posts, esp the one re ROSEL.. along with Okra,they belong to the hibiscus family…

By: Footloose

Footloose — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 10:23:01 +0000

Sticking to the subject of okra, it is a popular vegetable in Brazil obviously owing to the original massive influx of captive manpower (slaves) imported from Africa. It is called quiabo over there and probably for some lingering superstitious avoidance of invoking the name of the devil (diabo), The Devil Wears Prada was translated in Brazil as O Quiabo Veste Prada.

By: Footloose

Footloose — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 09:30:50 +0000

Millet, olive oil. Thatâ€™s all they had before the advent of soya, rapeseed and palm oil and evoo worship even more distant in the future.

By: Aswang

Aswang — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 08:42:13 +0000

With the premise that the unidentified vegetable is something related to okra and knowing that the okra belongs to the Abelmoschus genus, I consulted Wikipedia. The search yielded one the following:

Abelmoschus caillei – West African okra

Considering that Morocco is in North Africa, West African okra might be the Holy Grail of our quest.

By: j.

j. — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 07:25:13 +0000

Prickly Pears are awesome, they stain bad though, and if you juice them, you’d have to drink them within an hour or two, they turn a little bitter. It looks like you had plenty of adventure and fun!

By: Marketman

Marketman — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 04:38:30 +0000

adam, I have to admit, we did not try these kebabs, though they looked good. The water basin at the stall and other hygiene issues made me think twice this early in the trip. We did, however, have some great lamb at restaurants and stalls in Marrakech.

By: adam

adam — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 04:29:23 +0000

Hi MM. Out of curiosity did you try the kebabs, lamb etc at any of the markets you visited or did you (quite understandably) err on the side of caution? I caught something on TV the other night – a travelogue on Morocco – and it was claimed that the steetside lamb in Marrakesh was sensational….

By: Uniok

Uniok — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 03:21:03 +0000

The Paki will brag they have bigger “lady finger” than the Arab. I told them we have that too. and we are all loughing.. Our Arabic Language Instructor from the Admin ask me what is it in Tagalog. Sabi ko “Okra”, yung nasa pic ganun na talaga kalaki.

Theres so much beautiful things and culture here in the middle east. Did you know that the oldest christian church can be found in Jubail, KSA.

U can find Heavenly places in Morroco but they have this Castle that the locals dont want to hear..