Oils
Smen (Preserved Butter)
سمن
Morocco
Moroccan butter clarified and aged with salt and aromatics until it develops a strong savoury perfume.
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What it is
A closer look at Smen (Preserved Butter).
Moroccan butter clarified and aged with salt and aromatics until it develops a strong savoury perfume.
What to look for
Know it when you find it.
A small spoonful should smell deliberately mature and be used to deepen couscous or tagine, not spread like fresh butter.
Where it belongs
Origins and
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