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yes, it still needed sugar however, it lacked most of the grittiness of previous examples and had a unique flavour brought on by the herbal infusion. This could certainly be described as a winner amongst our roadside discoveries.
Riding the roads and tracks of Morocco at the slower pace provided by the Docker was the perfect way to discover these caffeine fuelled treats. What would normally have been bypassed soon became a way to immerse and discover a way of life not too different to a café culture fostered by the laneways of my home city.
There is something to be said about a cup of deeply rich coffee from a roadside vendor. Morocco has a reputation for good coffee, that’ s perhaps in the taste of the beholder, and yet the process of creation and consumption is something that is worth the effort to seek a good cup. The artistic way of roasting the beans on an open fire and then grinding within a mortar lends to a unique flavour that soon has the consumer becoming addicted and needing more.
When riding the Moroccan roads, searching for that next hit, be sure to use the correct terminology, a little effort goes a long way to starting a unique conversation. Kahwa Kahla for an espresso and Nous Nous, literally half-half for a latte or flat white, don’ t despair that in local parlance it is also considered the female drink, I was more than cool with that as I did seek out my next hit. LW
Leigh Wilkins and David Perkins had the use of a couple of underpowered, under-braked, and undersprung Chinese made Dockers for an exploration of south-east Morocco. These are what the locals ride in Morocco and if nothing else, they provide a lot of laughs, going places the bigger bikes are seldom taken. If you want to explore Morocco, consider a Docker and the team at Desert Rats can help you... desertrats. tours
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