Moroccan cuisine is considered one of the most important cuisines in the world. Over the last two millennia the indigenous Berber peoples have endured invasion and conquest, each culture that came left its mark on the land, its people, their cuisine. A wealth of culinary creativity and the amazing quality of the bounty of ingredients from the everyday to the exotic make Morocco a culinary mecca.
Introduced and re-introduced over the centuries, olive cultivation is central to Moroccan cuisine and culture. One can understand then why the Moroccans are masters of curing, marinating and infusing olives, and why they eat olives with just about every meal, even breakfast. Olives were most likely first planted in ancient times, and each succeeding culture that invaded and stayed planted or replanted. Today the predominant variety of olive planted in Morocco is the Picholine Marocaine, the cousin to the French Picholine Languedoc. Given the milder and more consistent climate in Morocco the Picholine Marocaine grows into a superior table olive. The proof of this proposition is that France imports tons and tons of these olives to eat themselves and to export as a 'Product of France' - yes most 'French' Picholines that are sold in this country are in fact grown in Morocco.
Besides the Picholine there are plantings of such Italian varieties as the Ascolano and Gaeta as well as the Spanish Sevillano.
Olives
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Mustapha's Tunisian-Style Marinated Green Olives
Mustapha green Moroccan Picholines are cured in the slow traditional way and then marinated with his harissa. [200 in stock]
PRICE: $8.50
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Mustapha's Moroccan Bigaradier Olives (3 Jars)
Mustapha calls them "Bigaradier," because the traditional Moroccan marinade contains orange - bigarade is the French name for bitter oranges. [300 in stock]
PRICE: $25.00 $19.50
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Mustapha's Moroccan Bigaradier Red Olives
These olives are made from gorgeous reddish-purple olives are known as beldi in Morocco. [200 in stock]
PRICE: $8.50
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Mustapha's Moroccan Castillan-Style Green Olives
Mustapha adds two kinds of forward flavor to heat up his Castillan olives - broad heat from red chile pepper and crisp heat of fresh mint leaves. [200 in stock]
PRICE: $7.50
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Mustapha's Moroccan Castillan-Style Green Olives (3 Jars)
Mustapha adds two kinds of forward flavor to heat up his Castillan olives - red chile pepper and fresh mint leaves. [200 in stock]
PRICE: $21.50 $19.50
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Mustapha's Moroccan Cinnamon & Clove Green Olives
These Cinnamon & Clove Green Olives offer a well balanced, refreshing and slightly smoky, spicy flavor without being hot. [200 in stock]
PRICE: $7.50
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Mustapha's Moroccan Cinnamon & Clove Green Olives (3 Jars)
Green Moroccan Picholine olives have a firmness that makes them perfect for the aromatic flavors of cinnamon and cloves. [200 in stock]
PRICE: $21.50 $19.50
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Mustapha's Moroccan Dry Cured Black Olives
Wonderfully intense in aromatic flavor these wrinkled black olives possess hints of black cherry and plum. [200 in stock]
PRICE: $8.50
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Mustapha's Moroccan Dry Cured Black Olives (3 Jars)
These wrinkled black olives remain meaty and full of deep smoky qualities without being overly salty. [200 in stock]
PRICE: $24.50 $21.00
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Mustapha's Moroccan Lemon & Garlic Green Olives
Fresh garlic, his preserved lemons and fine herbs are the ingredients that create a fresh, bright flavor, for the Moroccan picholine olives. [200 in stock]
PRICE: $7.50
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Mustapha's Moroccan Lemon & Garlic Green Olives (3 Jars)
Fresh garlic, preserved lemons and fine herbs create a fresh, bright flavor, enhancing the flavor of the Moroccan picholine olives. [200 in stock]
PRICE: $21.50 $19.50
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Mustapha's Moroccan Picholine Olives
Today the predominant variety of olive planted in Morocco is the Picholine Marocaine, a superior table olive. [200 in stock]
PRICE: $8.50
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