Le Riad

Reims


Morocco's rich colours and flavours make Le Riad a winner. On the menu are well-spiced specialities like harira soup with lemon and dates, fragrant salads, crisp pastilla (pigeon pie) and hearty tagines (casseroles slow cooked in a conical clay pot). Mint tea with cornes de gazelle (crescent-shaped biscuits filled with cinnamon, almonds and orange-flower water) rounds things out nicely.


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