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Preparing for Ramadan

Preparing for RamadanFes, MoroccoSeptember 15, 2007Homepage: North Africa page: It was the night before Ramadan and I did not know what to expect. The manager of the couscous restaurant that I had been eating my lunches and dinners at everyday told me that they would not be serving any food for the entire month of [...]

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Preparing for Ramadan
Fes, Morocco
September 15, 2007
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It was the night before Ramadan and I did not know what to expect. The manager of the couscous restaurant that I had been eating my lunches and dinners at everyday told me that they would not be serving any food for the entire month of the celebration- that I would have to find another place to eat.

So I figured that I would probably be prudent to stock up on whatever food I could. So I went around to the little food stalls that fill the function of convenient stores in the medina of Rabat and, for lack of any other choices, purchased the following items:

3- small Snickers bars
12- gross looking packaged, assembly line muffins
1- package of medium size cookies
2- packages of gross looking, but slightly less gross looking that the formentioned, muffins
3- small packages of cookies
2- 1.5 liter bottles of water
1- liter of orange juice

Then I settled in to eat my last full meal before Ramadan- 1/4 chicken, large carrots and other root-like vegetables in a soup, and a heap of couscous. This was all toped off with one pot of mint tea. I enjoyed this meal thoroughly.

This foresight came in handy. For the past three days I have almost completely subsisted off of these snacks. I need to find another food option.

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Filed under: Africa, Cities and Urban Development, Culture and Society, Food, Morocco, Religion, Travel Problems

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I am the founder and editor of Vagabond Journey. I’ve been traveling the world since 1999, through 93 countries. I am the author of the book, Ghost Cities of China and have written for The Guardian, Forbes, Bloomberg, The Diplomat, the South China Morning Post, and other publications. has written 3728 posts on Vagabond Journey. Contact the author.

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