Moroccan Kitchen
At Riad la Cigale, we offer every guest a hearty breakfast, with homemade bread, fresh squeezed juice and Moroccan specialties. Extensive lunch and dinner menus, too, are available, prepared by our in-house chef. And, if you book one of our personalized cooking classes, you can learn the secrets of Moroccan cuisine, create a Tagine, Tangia, pastilla or couscous, and enjoy the fruits of your labor by candlelight on our rooftop terrace.
Breakfast Menu (included)
Beverages
Freshly Squeezed Orange Juice (French style)
Traditional Moroccan Mint Tea
Coffee (espresso or filtered)
Fresh & Light
Seasonal Fruits
Yogurt with Homemade Granola
Chia Seeds with Banana
Raïb (traditional Moroccan yogurt)
Moroccan Specialties
Baghrir (Moroccan “thousand holes” pancakes)
Msemmen (layered Moroccan flatbread)
Batbout (Moroccan mini bread)
International Selection
Crêpes
Pancakes
Croissants
Accompaniments
Strawberry Confiture
Orange Confiture
Honey
Butter
Cheese
Black Olives
Chermoula Olives
Eggs of Your Choice
Fried
Omelette
Scrambled
Boiled
Lunch and Dinner Menu (25 €)
(Three Courses, with homemade breads and beverages)
Moroccan Salads
Taktouka – roasted green peppers & tomatoes with olive oil and spices
Zaalouk – warm eggplant and tomato salad with garlic and paprika
Carrot salad – with cumin, parsley, and a touch of lemon
Beetroot salad – with orange blossom and fresh herbs
Cucumber & tomato salad – with olive oil and fresh coriander
Potato salad – with chermoula dressing (parsley, garlic, cumin, lemon)
White beans salad – seasoned with olive oil, garlic, and cumin
Lentil salad – slow-cooked with herbs and Moroccan spices
Main Courses
Chicken tajine with preserved lemon & olives
Beef tajine with prunes & almonds
Lamb tajine with apricots & almonds
Kefta tajine (meatballs with tomato sauce & eggs)
Fish tajine with vegetables & chermoula sauce
Couscous with seven vegetables
Couscous royal (mixed meats & vegetables)
Pastilla with chicken & almonds (sweet & savory Moroccan pie)
Grilled chicken skewers with Moroccan spices
Grilled lamb chops with herbs
Desserts
Seasonal fresh fruits – served sliced or as a fruit salad
Orange slices with cinnamon – a refreshing Moroccan classic
Moroccan pastries – assortment of chebakia, briouates with almonds, ghriba, fekkas
Pastilla with milk (jawhara) – layers of crispy pastry with cream & almonds
M’hancha – almond paste rolled in filo pastry with orange blossom water
Baklava – rich pastry with nuts & honey
Yogurt with honey & nuts – light and refreshing option
Mint tea & pastries – the traditional Moroccan sweet ending