Probably the most distinct dishes in Moroccan delicacies is a candy and savory rooster pie known as pastilla (additionally known as bastilla). It is not your common rooster pie, as at first look it appears to be like like a dessert, because it’s topped with powdered sugar. The rooster is cooked with heat spices like ginger, turmeric, cinnamon, and saffron, and typically, sugar or dates. It additionally has a crunchy almond filling. For somebody unfamiliar with pastilla, it may be complicated to the mind on the primary style, however when you get used to the concept, it turns into extremely moreish. When you consider it although, it is no totally different from consuming candy and bitter rooster, or a candy pulled pork sandwich.

Pastilla normally served at weddings, or for big dinners and banquets, in addition to at tea time. In years previous, this dish was historically full of pigeon, nonetheless, these days rooster is extra accessible and the commonest filling (though you can even discover seafood pastilla). The pastry, known as “warqa”, is paper skinny and flaky, however phyllo pastry works as a great substitute.