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Discussion started by Alain on 2009-05-01

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Buying babouches: shops in Ouarzazate, Agadir, or Marrakech?

Aimery · 2010-07-06 · Message 21 of 43

Hi! You can also try buying them online! That’s where I find my babouches. I can’t mention the site name here, but it’s a well-named and really nice site. Google is your friend, as they say!

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Raoulx · 2010-07-07 · Message 22 of 43

* ***the web! well, that's where I find my babouches***

It's true that e-commerce in Morocco is really popular, especially for babouches you can find in any souk.

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Globerge · 2010-07-07 · Message 23 of 43

For me, it's the merguez sausages I buy online 😉

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Michagadir · 2010-07-07 · Message 24 of 43

Me, on "khaîma-fissa-fissa.souk," they deliver cardamom, cumin, and my favorite *Vache qui rit* (even more so after the World Cup with the Blues...) with the "olives" flavor....

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Tafakara · 2010-07-07 · Message 25 of 43

ma Vache qui rit [...] préférée au goût " olives "

I don’t like this one much—I think it tastes like everything or almost everything except olives😕

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Michagadir · 2010-07-08 · Message 26 of 43

Hi, After crushing it on the bread, I add a drizzle of olive oil and a twist of (Sichuan) pepper from the mill....

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Raoulx · 2010-07-08 · Message 27 of 43

Hi Michel,

You're really living up to your reputation as a foodie and cook!

Speaking of which, in Mirleft, at the hotel taken over by two young guys who wanted to innovate, we were served a "Laughing Cow tagine"—we regretted not booking with Damien sooner! !

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Tafakara · 2010-07-08 · Message 28 of 43

After spreading it on the bread, I add a drizzle of olive oil and a twist of (Sichuan) pepper from the mill....

Okay, hearing it like that, I’ve got to try it... I’ll give it a go... I have to say, when it comes to food, I’d tend to trust your judgment...🙂

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Michagadir · 2010-07-09 · Message 29 of 43

Hey Claude and you... Right now, in Montpellier, it's more "squid à la Sétoise," "catigot," and other "aligot from Aubrac" (further north...) rather than tajine/kefta/cuscus... You have to live abroad for months to realize, when you come back home, that our cuisine is really varied, delicious, and, in the end, not too expensive... See you later... Michel

PS) For "La Vache qui Rit," you should also try the other two "flavors"... When you make a good vegetable soup, before blending it, it's good to add a portion of VQR... it makes it creamier.

Bye, bye!!!

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Tafakara · 2010-07-09 · Message 30 of 43

I’ll try your recipe! Enjoy your meal and have a great stay in the country!

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Mallau011 · 2010-07-12 · Message 31 of 43

I’m also taking advantage of these great tips. I’m planning to buy some babouches and a few handmade items (candles, ashtrays, mini tagines...).

I’d love it if someone could let me know the price of babouches in Tafraout, since I might be buying around twenty of them. Thanks in advance!

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Tafakara · 2010-07-12 · Message 32 of 43

All-terrain babouches😉) starting at 60 MAD.

Buying babouches: shops in Ouarzazate, Agadir, or Marrakech?

Mallau011 · 2010-07-12 · Message 33 of 43

Thanks, my friend! I was hoping to get them for 50 max, but oh well, no big deal. I mean something like this:

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Tafakara · 2010-07-12 · Message 34 of 43

Friend!

It’s friely here!

60 MAD for handmade leather babouches is already almost a steal! 😐

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Michagadir · 2010-07-12 · Message 35 of 43

The ones in the photo don’t look "handmade" (no visible stitching on the sole). But 60 MAD seems like a very fair price. You’ve still got to feed the family, and "cheaper than free" is for tourists.

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Tafakara · 2010-07-12 · Message 36 of 43

The one shown in the photo doesn’t look "handmade"

Totally agree with you—I wasn’t referring to the ones in the photo but to the B.T.T. made in Tafraout in general.

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Mallau011 · 2010-07-19 · Message 37 of 43

Thanks! Could you post a photo of these famous all-terrain babouches? By the way, I’m planning to buy about thirty pairs, so I should get a discount, right??

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Tafakara · 2010-07-19 · Message 38 of 43

I guess I’d get a discount

No, because in Tafraout the prices are the same for everyone. 60 MAD is the minimum I’d pay for handmade babouches. You’ve got to recognize the true value of someone’s work.

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Mallau011 · 2010-07-19 · Message 39 of 43

Okay, thanks for the info!

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Djalma · 2025-05-29 · Message 40 of 43

In my opinion, the most beautiful babouches—and especially the most durable ones—are from Tafraout.

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