Lamb’s head is a Moroccan delicacy and surprisingly loved by many Moroccans throughout the country as well as those who visit it. Unfortunately, this isn’t a dish you are likely to see me cook for you any time soon 😉
Even if Lamb’s head is a Moroccan delicacy, my kids, my husband and I would never dream of eating something like this in a million years, but since its a Moroccan tradition I thought I best enlighten my readers with some knowledge on it.
This dish is especially enjoyed in Eid Al Adha where Muslims sacrifice an animal such as a sheep to celebrate the religious ritual of the holy pilgrimage to Mecca. In Morocco it is most commonly prepared by charring the head until black, the sheep’s head has to be charred over coals to remove the fur, then cleaned really well and drained before cut into 6 or 8 pieces. You may then sprinkle salt, cumin and black pepper on it before putting to steam over some boiling water with onion. Some boil it in a pressure cooker instead of steaming it as it reduces the cooking time greatly. When cooked you can eat it as it is with some cumin and salt but many prefer to then fry, grill or roast it after this for a crisper texture and appetizing colour.
What do you do when your food looks back at you? Eat it with chickpeas
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You might find yourself thinking about how to eat a sheepshead? Well besides eating it in a chickpea Tagine, you will also find it commonly enjoyed with couscous.
Traditional Turkish Offal Food Kelle Sogus / Lamb Head Meat with Brain
Here is a recipe I found that you may want to try out if you are brave enough to try eating a sheep’s head!
Sheep’s head with cumin and lemon
Below are some short films tourists have shared on their experience of eating lamb head meat while visiting Morocco:
Sutton Raphael eats a lamb head while studying abroad in Rabat, Morocco.
In the Jemaa El Fna Square in Marrakesh, a market sets up every night to feed locals, and tourists from all around the world. While most of the menu is fairly standard, there are a few delicacies that, well, have to be tried! This lady and her husband ate half a sheep’s head each, eyeballs included ;0 My hat goes off to them…. I could never do it lol!
A young tourist eating a boiled sheep head in the Djemaa El Fna in Marrakesh, Morocco 😉
Eating sheep head, sheep brain, beef tongue meat, Marrakech, Morocco posted on youtube by Kim Jinju:
So I do hope you enjoyed this very interesting post 😉 please feel free to share your thoughts and experiences with us in the comments section. JAK!