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Dar Tazi
This large building houses a guesthouse, a restaurant and a ground-floor carpet shop. Drinking mint tea is de rigueur while you peruse the rugs of every colour and quality that will be theatrically unfurled at your feet.
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Dried Fruit Shop
Hafid Alaoui sits plum in the middle of his meticulous pyramids of dried fruit and nuts at this large stall next to the Chemmaine Funduq. The very best quality dates come from Erfoud. There are also apricots, plump almonds and pecan nuts in the shell.
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Ghazal Miloud
Every type of olive can be found here, along with preserved lemons and various vegetables that gleam colourfully from the shelves. Olives flavoured with chillies or lemon rind cost around DH16 per kilogram.
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Nougat Shop
All around the Kairaouine and Moulay Idriss Zawiya are nougat shops and stalls with their pink, white and green slabs of nut-studded nougat, all buzzing with bees. The slabs at this little shop are around DH15 per kilogram; you can try a small basket of mixed nougats or a medium-sized one.
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Salon De Thé Batha
Here's one of the best patisseries selling excellent bread, cakes and croissants but the pièce de résistance is the patisserie: tiny exquisite biscuit creations featuring almonds, sesame paste, chocolate and macaroons. A 250g box of the best (essential when visiting Moroccan families) costs around DH30 .
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Spice Shop
Hassan Graoui and his son Khalid are justly proud of their emporium of spices. This is an excellent place to stock up on ras el-hanoot (shopkeeper's spice mixture) that Hassan grinds himself, from his own secret blend of cinnamon, mace flowers, star anise, turmeric, nutmeg, black pepper, coriander and more. Perfect for Moroccan cooking.
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