What are the specialties of Morocco

Morocco is not only a country with many beautiful landscapes and completely different customs and traditions, but also has many interesting and fun specialty products. For those who travel to Morocco, what Moroccan specialties can they bring back after the trip

Argan Oil

Argan tree is a unique tree species in Morocco, and the argan oil extracted from its fruit is a very precious oil. Forrest Gump oil is rich in vitamin E, twice as much as olive oil, and the content of linoleic acid is also much richer than olive oil. Forrest Gump oil can be used to massage the face, nails, hair, and body. Due to the high content of vitamin E and saponins (which can soften the skin), it is said that the anti wrinkle effect of Forrest Gump oil is very significant. Many tourists go to Moroccan shops in the old town area to search for this "divine oil"

Painting Craft Plate

Morocco is a country full of colors, where buildings, clothing, and spices are all colorful. And the colorful Moroccan painted pottery plates are a condensed representation of the colors of this country. It's a great collectible souvenir with a strong exotic charm

Leather Goods

The leather produced by local leather factories in Morocco is purely handmade, and the production process uses pure natural dyes, which is also the reason why the leather produced by them is of higher quality than that of other factories. The raw materials for handmade leather goods are usually cowhide, sheepskin, and goat skin. During the production process, no chemical processing products are used for the leather. In order to make the leather soft, dog, chicken, or pigeon feces are often added to the soaking pool, which is the reason for smelling a foul odor during the visit

Carpet

The price of a carpet depends on its texture, size, workmanship, and whether it uses dead or live hair (the hair taken from a sheep after death is called dead hair, while the hair taken while alive is called "live hair"), and it is difficult to determine how much it costs. A pure wool small piece carpet with good workmanship, single-sided patterns, and complex patterns, priced at approximately 200-250 dirhams

Copper Plate

Recommended place to buy: Fes Medina

If you ask a tour guide to take you on a tour of Medina, the guide will definitely take you to this copper jewelry store when you go out. The boss is an elderly man, and all the copper plates are handmade. Very valuable for collection

I value a very old antique gold copper plate, which costs between 500-600 dirhams. We need to negotiate, but the boss is quite stubborn and can't pay much

Mosaics

Mosaics are the most famous and beautiful, all of which are pieced together by craftsmen with their own skills and aesthetics. So every mosaic will not be different. The disadvantage is that it is inconvenient to carry, but you can buy a small piece of mosaic, buy a few more pieces, and put them together. There are also cups or ornaments made into mosaics.

Recommended places to buy: Feisi Mosaic Factory and Medina

Compared to Medina, mosaic factories have more styles and patterns, and it is recommended to buy directly from the factory.

Price: I bought 2 mosaic tiles of approximately 20x20CM for 20 dirhams. The larger the size of the mosaic, the higher the price