Tanjia

01 / ABOUT THE DISH

About the dish

Tanjia is a unique Moroccan specialty made by cooking lamb meat in a clay urn along with flavorings such as saffron, cumin, garlic, lemons, and olive oil. The dish is especially popular in Marrakech, where the urns are filled with all of the ingredients, then placed in the coals of a public bath ( hammam ) to slowly cook overnight until the meat is so tender that it falls off the bone. Originally, tanjia was created and cooked by men who would go on outdoor picnics.