One of the nicest aspects of dining in Morocco are meals on the roofs. Getting up there an involve very steep and narrow stair cases without handrails, but so far going slow and steady has been fine. We've had breakfast on the roof in Tangiers, dinner in Fes, and then lunch in Fes on a really hot day (it's supposed to over 100 F later this week, the middle of October, when the average temperature is supposed to be only about 75 F; this could be a record high).
So on a scorching afternoon, we make our way to the roof, and start through the menu--the French version of course, but I photographed the English version. There was the burger, with Taza ketchup, and I knew what I had to have.
The menu. We did not have time to wait for the 7 hour roasted lamb, so had to settle for the burger. Taza ketchup is sweet and distinctive, unlike the burger which is just like beef or bison.
The burger as presented. The washed out background shows how nice the shade on one corner of the roof was. While we were there, as three groups went one level higher up, seen to the upper left of the photo, but quickly retreated because the shade was not complete up there.
Same view, but with the lighting adjusted to show the view from the roof and the adjacent minaret. On a lazy summer mid-afternoon (in October), nice just to sit and observe.
One of the children, when told about this via text message, could not believer I would eat such a burger. This is one of the same kids who ate really interesting food in Iceland. There is just no accounting from what people will eat, but you can argue if the food is for the old time locals, or just the tourists.
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