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Waiting for a cook
Morocco
Ras el hanout means "head of the shop": the spice seller's own blend of the best he has, and no two are the same. A simple version has a dozen spices; a grand one from Fez can run past thirty, with rose petals, lavender, cubeb, long pepper, galangal and ash berries alongside the cinnamon, ginger, cumin, coriander, cardamom, nutmeg, cloves and turmeric. It is warm and fragrant rather than hot, and it seasons lamb tagines, mrouzia, couscous broths, kefta and the winter dishes of Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia.
The draft was written from 3 published sources and holds 10 ingredients and 6 steps. It has never been cooked by anybody at AFN, which is why it is waiting.