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Whinge about your worst ever country � here!
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Will.



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PostPosted: Fri Sep 17, 2004 8:25 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I am sure you will find a substitute Roger.
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anthyp



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PostPosted: Fri Sep 17, 2004 8:42 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Hod wrote:
anthyp wrote:
Casablanca!

Congratulations to antyp who wins dinner with Hod at a Casablanca restaurant of his choosing or a year's supply of chips/fries.


Brilliant! I'll take the chips -- one thing I can't find in this godforsaken country, and that's a nice, salty bag o' chips.

Sweetsee wrote:
Anthyp,

Does non-alcohol beer work?


I know of no such thing.
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PostPosted: Fri Sep 17, 2004 8:48 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

It tastes just like beer but contains roughly 1/2 of 1% alcohol.

It is available in most stores and shops that sell beer.
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Will.



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PostPosted: Fri Sep 17, 2004 8:54 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

this sounds just like the other con...
non-dairy milk
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PostPosted: Fri Sep 17, 2004 11:51 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Anthyp, try going to a Sichuan place and asking for ganbian tudou si. There's a little place that I know of in DL that does Sichuan fries rather nicely, and it's just a stone's throw from the stadium.
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Hod



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PostPosted: Fri Sep 17, 2004 2:26 pm    Post subject: ... Reply with quote

Stephen Jones wrote:
Moroccan cooking is superb; you're clearly going to the wrong restaurants.


You're clearly not living in Casablanca, or came here on holiday once.


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Hod



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PostPosted: Fri Sep 17, 2004 2:29 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

nolefan wrote:
Hod,

It really sounds like you're missing out on many of the good things about Casablanca. Which part of the city do you live in?

Moroccan food ranks amongst some of the tastiest in the world and there is such a variety of restaurants available in Casa. The only problem I ever have food wise there is when I try to get a decent steak medium rare or rare. PM me and I'll tell you where to go for good meals


Casa isn't so big so I'd go anywhere to avoid further chip/fries misery. Where are these restaurants?
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PostPosted: Fri Sep 17, 2004 4:11 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Hod wrote:


Casa isn't so big so I'd go anywhere to avoid further chip/fries misery. Where are these restaurants?


The area with the most choices would be in the vicinity of the Twin Towers: There's a decent mexican (Tex Mex), La Brioche Doree has some delicious italian snacks, and the caf� with a green bache serves some pretty decent sandwiches. If you are familiar with the Maarif area, you can go up to the pedestrian street for a diverse choice of foods: snacks, tagines, egyptian dishes, couscous.... the list goes on.
Downtown is filled with many restaurants with both local and foreign foods.
Along "La Corniche" past the Mc Donalds and the Megarama movie theater, you will find another strech of pretty decent restaurants including "La Pierrade", most of them have been in business for over 25 years.
On the small street next to "clinique Badr" there is a little known Chinese restaurant to die for.
Right across from the Lycee Lyaut�, there is a street with a good pizzeria, and one called Aladin (the best chawarma in Morocco)

hope this helps.

P.S1: casa ain't that small...it's pretty darn gigantic
P.S2: there is a wide range of fast foods as well (McD, Domino's, Pizza Hut, Quick.....)
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dmb



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PostPosted: Fri Sep 17, 2004 4:39 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

[quote="nolefanThere's a decent mexican (Tex Mex)[/quote]
Decent?
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PostPosted: Sat Sep 18, 2004 10:43 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

dmb wrote:
[quote="nolefan]There's a decent mexican (Tex Mex)

Decent?[/quote] Somewhat.. but it's better than nothing. Here are a few more with the address:

Food Avenue : International Cuisine fast food style
Coordonn�es :Bd Rahal El Meskini, Casablanca
T�l : 022 448 192

China DAily:
Coordonn�es :62, rue Taha Houcine (Ex. Galill�) � Quartier Gauthier � Casablanca
T�l : 022 48 45 45/ 022 48 34 45

Le Medina (Moroccan cuisine)
Coordonn�es :50, rue Normandie Maarif, Casablanca
T�l : 022.25.25.13/022.25.68.68 / Fax : Fax: 022 251880

Cosi (Moroccan food pretty good prices)
Coordonn�es :203, Boulevard Zerktouni


Please..pretty please, lay off the chips
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Hod



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PostPosted: Sat Sep 18, 2004 9:38 pm    Post subject: ::: Reply with quote

Wasn't this thread about terrible countries? Morocco has taken over Rolling Eyes

Nolefan, thanks for the list of Italian, Mexican and other non-Moroccan restaurants in Casablanca. You've confirmed all that I and my colleagues here think. It just about sums up the staple diet of the average expat here.
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PostPosted: Sun Sep 19, 2004 1:48 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Most expats are limited to those options because they don't try getting out to some of those small place where they can serve you some Moroccan food.
Most moroccans won't eat Moroccan food when they're outside unless it some type of snack.. when everyone's mama makes the best couscous in town, it's hard to compete with that.

If you go to that street I talked about in "Maarif" you'll be able to get some pretty good Moroccan food.
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