Hit the Fondouk Kaat Smen, otherwise known as the honey souk, to taste your way through as many as 17 different wild honeys for sale. Varieties range from familiar orange blossom and lavender to more unusual treats like caper and carob. If jujube is available, note that it’s favored for its anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties, is considered to be particularly good for the liver and is locally consumed more as a medicine than something to spread on toast. People travel from afar to take this honey home, so the proprietor, Mr. Hicham, is used to packing it for air travel. Pop around the corner to the spice shop on Rue Bouhaj to stock up on freshly ground spices, too, like lemon-scented cumin, rich red paprika, ground ginger, sweet and earthy turmeric, and heady cinnamon.
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Hit the Fondouk Kaat Smen, otherwise known as the honey souk, to taste your way through as many as 17 different wild honeys for sale. Varieties range from familiar orange blossom and lavender to more unusual treats like caper and carob. If jujube is available, note that it’s favored for its anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties, is considered to be particularly good for the liver and is locally consumed more as a medicine than something to spread on toast. People travel from afar to take this honey home, so the proprietor, Mr. Hicham, is used to packing it for air travel. Pop around the corner to the spice shop on Rue Bouhaj to stock up on freshly ground spices, too, like lemon-scented cumin, rich red paprika, ground ginger, sweet and earthy turmeric, and heady cinnamon.
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Hit the Fondouk Kaat Smen (about half-way down the Talaa Kbira) otherwise known as the honey souk to taste your way through up to 17 different wild honeys. Flavours range from old favourites like orange blossom and lavender, to more unusual treats like caper, carob and jujube. Favoured for its anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties, jujube honey is considered to be particularly good for the liver and locally it is consumed more as a medicine than something to spread on toast. People travel from far and wide to take this amber nectar home and owner, Hicham, is used to packing it for air travel. Fill your bags with bounty before popping around the corner to Tayeb’s Spice Shop on Rue Bouhaj to stock up on freshly ground spices. His lemon-scented cumin, rich red paprika, fruity ground ginger, sweet and earthy turmeric, and heady cinnamon are second to none.
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