Trip to Morocco, well sorta

I've been meaning to try out the Moroccan lounge in Clarke Quay - and honestly I was quite happy with it^^



Met up with Jason and off we went to Clarke Quay; well we were abit early so we got to exploring Liang court(he told me they sold squared watermelons, and I had to see it to believe it^^) nearby... Honestly I became like a kid in a candy store^^ We were exploring the supermarket in the basement and it was amazing with what the amount of fresh produce I could find, its been way toooo long^^ Was planning on taking photos of the items, but was told we couldn't really do so & sadly we didn't find the watermelons, maybe next time...

It was after I could get myself away from the supermarket, we headed back to Marrakesh - a beautiful lounge style restaurant which caters middle eastern & morroccan food^^

So this was what we had...

Classic Cocktail - The Blue Lagoon; well its just basically Vodka & Sprite mixed together but still its good^^


Marrakesh Signature Cocktail - The Marrakesh Special; its an interesting blend of Pineapple, vodka & if I remember correctly some coconut(hmm probably have to go back for seconds^^)

Enough bout the drinks we're heading off to food^^
What was ordered was kinda typical for morroccan food, though I don't think I'm an expert, I've known most of the basics^^

First up is the Falafels - Yup well its a simple finger type food, which is made up of basically mashed chickpeas, flavored with spices and fried, can you say yum?^^


Next up is a middle eastern salad called Fattoush- I think that's how its spelled^^
Its basically made up of cucumbers, tomatoes, olive(3types!), Carrots, Capsicum, & Onions. Drizzled on top was the dressing made of olive oil, lemon juice & what I presume for them smoked paprika powder. The thing I liked about this salad was the fact that they had pita chips on top and it was executed in way that it was very refreshing on the palate, it was a rustic feel & was not too acidic and the seasoning was just right. We keep having more after the first bite^^


Lastly, its my favorite, the Kibbeh; its basically mince lamb fritters stuffed with Pines nuts, and they weren't kidding on the stuffing^^


As you can see, its genorously suffed with pine nuts, and we know how much these little guys cost^^ It was well done, the meat was moist though, i wish it was seasoned a little bit more because lamb has quite a heavy feel on the palate it can easily overpower the spices when its not executed properly^^

All in all, it was a great impromptu kinda dinner before the Chinese New Year(yes, I know, I'm a little late in posting it up^^) After having a couple more drinks we decided to call it a night, well that is after someone got abit overdosed on the food & drinks hehe;p