Morocco 5

A week and a half into being in morocco I have grasp some of the culture differences at a decent enough level to share about some of them. First off is the food, everyone eats off of one dish and drinks from the same cup. They do this because they believe that to share a meal, a meal should truly be shared, not just passed around. For some dishes there are spoons but for the most part everyone eats with their hands. Another cultural difference is that there is food served all the time. There is breakfast, brunch, lunch, snack, predinner, and dinner and if any guests visit, another meal is put together, it is polite to always serve a guest food. So there are about 6 or 7 meals in a day, with dinner tending to be around 11 pm or midnight. Now about the food, breakfast tends to be bread and tea, brunch is bread and tea, lunch is a tajeen with veggies on the side and a desert of either fruit or sweets, pre dinner tends to be more sweets and tea, and dinner is another tajeen with veggies on the side and another desert with tea. Dinner also comes with juice. Not just any juice either, it's the best juice in the world, freshly made at each home. Tonight we had pomegranate juice and orange strawberry juice, to die for! It's probably my favorite thing to have with meals so far, especially strawberry juice. There are lots of olives, oranges, nectarines, and tomatoes here so we eat lots of those and there are many varieties of breads for each meal. On a side note, they Blanch almonds here, which I had never heard of before. Very interesting concept that I don't yet understand but will attempt to gain knowledge about it.