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28/04/2011

Francezinha


Elected one of the top 10 best sandwiches of the world!

The site AOL Travel chose the Francesinha as one of 10 better sandwiches of the world, considering that this would “iguaria portuense” – trouser flavor of Oporto.
The Francesinha is a sandwich stuffed with cool sausage, ham and beef burger, cover of cheese, being later dressed with spiced gravy, considered the soul of the prescription, that has for base tomatoe and beer. The variants of the Francesinha are many (with other meats in the filling, with covered with star egg or shrimp superficially, for example), being very appreciated when followed with French fries. In this selection made from the AOL Travel, the Francesinha appears to the side of the Roujimao sandwiches, China, Smorrebrod, of the Denmark, Kati Roll, of India, Pan Bagnat, of France, Gelato Sandwich, of Italy, of the Indian (navajo) Parquet block, of the United States of America, the Chip Butty, the United kingdom and the Cemita Mexican.
AOL says that the Francesinha, deriving of the Oport, was created by a Portuguese emigrant who, when came back from France, decided to adapt the famous Monsieur Boat hook to the national culture. The Francesinha is very appreciated in Oport, having been a specialty of some local restaurants. This Oporto specialty appeared in the decade of 60, by the hands of the Portuguese Daniel Da Silva.

17/04/2011

Sealife: small gardens in the beach!

Sealife all around!

Sealife!! We just need to look.

Sealife!!

14/04/2011

Kaftan

In Morocco kaftans are only worn by women, and are substantially different from their Turkish counterpart. The kaftan is the original Moroccan dress. It can be dressy casual to extremely formal (similar to a western dress) depending on the materials used. They can be worn at dinner parties, baby showers, engagement parties and weddings.







Moroccan Wedding

As in other Muslim countries, a traditional Moroccan wedding ceremony lasts from four to seven days, at least in the hold times. Now a days will be only one day for the fest, but  two or three days before specially the bride, starts preparing herself with baths “milk bath”, and suppose to be for purification. Day before the bride is covers her hands and feet with “henna” traditional tattooing.

All this previous preparation is called called “furnishing party”, which is organized and participated by bride’s girlfriends and female family. It includes delivery and decoration of the bride's future home. Different household objects are delivered – handmade blankets, mattress, bedding, carpets and Moroccan bed. If the groom's family is wealthy enough they are paying for all the objects.
As wedding dress women in Morocco also wear a takchita (takshita, tackshita). It has two parts – a dress as a first layer and the second layer or over-dress that often buttons up the front using the traditional sfifa and akaad closures.
Bride also wears lot of jewellery. Her eyes are decorated with kohl. Kohl (from kuhl in Arabic) is a mixture of soot and other substances. It used by women of the Middle East, Africa and South Asia. Men sometimes use kohl too. Kohl is used to darken the eyelids and as mascara for the eyelashes.

 THE STARTERS

PASTILLA             



  




                                                                                    MISHUI






THE FRUIT





                                                                                    THE COCKIES







THE WEDDING CAKE 

THE BRUMS

Festival de Fès de la Culture Soufie

Besides being part of the morocan culture, this Festival stends also to allow people from other cultures to discover another face of Islam thanks to the message of opening and peace inherent to Sufism, far from the image generally spread by the media. To show how Sufism, as a school of spiritual and civic education, can be a mean of human development and a peace mediator.

Mawazine Festival

The Mawazine Festival, Rhythms of the World returns for one 10th edition rich in culture, music and exchanges. Rabat will accommodate jewels of art throughout this event of the 20 at May 28, 2011. The capital will vibrate with the sounds of the music’s of the World of the 20 at May 28, 2011. Concerts, exposures, brass bands, dances, workshops… the spectacles will follow one another on the 8 scenes and in the street the great happiness of the festival ones. Coming from the five continents, large stars with will have international will celebrate the diversity of the rhythms and the cultures and will carry the million spectators to the four corners of planet for more discovery and exchange.

Artits like Shakira, Kanye West, Joe Cocker, are just a few among other international start coming to the festival.


Festival program: http://www.festivalmawazine.ma/images/mawazine/docs/programme-vf-2011.pdf

Mawazine official website

11/04/2011

Sealife

The beach is full of life.... we can be there hours and hours, and we always find new things!
I love the sea!







Family gathering Fest - The menu - the lunch





















Family gathering Fest - The menu


I was happy to know these traditions. In this case a child was born, and this is the way they present her to her to the people. Big fest and very good menu

08/04/2011

El Jadida