Casablanca Market Argan Oil

Name: Casablanca Market Argan Oil
Brand: Casablanca Market
SKU: MSCMARGN
Price: 39.95 USD
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Here in the U.S., you may be more used to seeing argan oil on shampoo bottles than pantry shelves. But in Morocco, the rich, golden-hued oil is a culinary delicacy. It’s distinctively nutty and sweet but remains delicate and nuanced in flavor. Its taste reminds us most of almonds, though we detect notes of other nuts as well—walnuts, hazelnuts and even macadamia. The oil’s soft flavor is best paired with foods that won’t overpower it—it’s especially great with seafood, cheese, fresh fruits or even ice cream. Use as a finishing oil as you would a high-end EVOO.

Ingredients

Ingredients: Organic culinary argan oil
Specifications

Net Weight: 8.45 ounces
Place of Origin: Morocco
How to use

Argan trees only grow in Morocco, setting down roots in a narrow stretch of desert land between Marrakesh and Essaouira.

And while extracting oil from these hardy trees is a labor-intensive process—it takes 15 hours total to produce just one liter of Argan oil—the women farmworkers who harvest it for Casablanca Market do everything by hand. They remove the fruit from the tree’s thorny branches, carefully remove the flesh and then judiciously crack the center kernel with a stone to release the silken, nutty argan oil.

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HOW TO USE

Aside from being a nearly all-purpose finishing oil for fish, veggies and more, argan oil makes a lovely dip for bread. (We’re partial to the traditional Moroccan white bread khobz.) A swirl of the stuff is an incredible complement to stone fruits like juicy cherries or summer peaches—especially if the peaches appear grilled over a bed of greens. Drizzle the oil into vinaigrettes, atop nutty cheeses and truly anywhere you might use a finishing glug of fine EVOO. We also like it on our Chicken Tagine with Apricots, Butternut Squash and Spinach and our North African Chicken Couscous.