Various types of traditional morrocan foods: Al bastilla

Al bastilla
The bastilla is a plate that is famous especially in the northern part of Morroco .The legend says that this is a spanish recipe that was served to the army of Tarik ibn Ziyad by the locals in the 8th century in spain has a sign of gratitude for fighting the Wisigoths. This plate was appreciated to a point that it was brought to Morroco and was became part of the culture . The bastilla can be sweet and cooked with almonds inside it or can contain chicken and lamb or both in the same time it is quite a heavy treat that is eaten during important occasions like the Aid circumsicion, engagement parties and burial gatherings.

Bastilla with almonds and chicken 

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