Fez — Chefchaouen’s culinary heritage is heading to France this September for four days of Moroccan food, workshops, exhibitions, and cultural programming in Dijon.
The International City of Gastronomy and Wine will host Mediterranean Diet Days with Chefchaouen from September 24 to 27, according to the official event program.
The gathering forms part of cooperation between Dijon and Chefchaouen and focuses on the northern Moroccan city’s role as an emblematic community of the Mediterranean diet.
Chefchaouen’s food traditions are closely connected to local products including olive oil and aromatic plants, alongside rural recipes transmitted across generations.
From Chefchaouen’s landscape to the table
The Dijon program will feature a “Souk Beldi,” bringing products, traditional pastries, tea, and artisanal goods from northern Morocco to the French city.
An exhibition titled “La Dieta Mediterránea à Chefchaouen, du paysage à la table” (The Mediterranean Diet in Chefchaouen, From Landscape to Table) will explore the idea that the Mediterranean diet extends beyond food.
The exhibition will highlight hospitality, relationships between neighbors, agriculture, harvesting, cooking, and knowledge passed between generations.
A film by Chefchaouen artist Mohammed Garanti will further examine relationships between small farmers, restaurants, local produce, sustainable tourism, and the region’s culinary identity.
Visitors can also participate in workshops dedicated to aromatic and medicinal plants, Moroccan hot and cold starters, Chefchaouen briouates, pastries, and Moroccan tea.
The program follows growing international attention to Moroccan culinary traditions and the social rituals surrounding them.
