Morocco

Heartwarming, I say this for a reason. On a chilly evening or perhaps just on a hot day, this is a heartwarming dish. The herbs make it a smashing dish. The combination of Ras el Hanout, Turmeric and Cumin…. and those in combination with the moisture of the tomatoes is incredibly tasty. And the taste continues to surprise you until the last spoonful. And it stays with you for a while.

Spinach soup. Savoury because of the spinach, sweet because of the dried apricots, a spicy edge because of the harissa, nice herbs with the coriander and the flat-leaf parsley. A fatal combination. You keep on eating. And the chickpeas make sure you have some delicious to chew on. That’s nice as well.

The smell of cooked cauliflower is synonymous with musty, boring, not tasty, old-fashioned … And I can go on like this for a while. This cauliflower dish will get rid of this image in a wink. Radically. It’s exciting. It’s delicious. It’s different. It’s hearty. Cauliflower deserves that.

It can be so cold and windy outside sometimes, and then soup is your best consolation once you’re back at home. All cold and wet. Soft, warm. You can eat it without thinking. Your mind takes you back to half an hour ago when you were still outside. You’re coming back to life. The energy is coming back. And in the meantime, you’re just enjoying the delicious flavors you’re tasting.