In every country we discover unique characteristics that make it so endearing. These little specialities, which we only find in this one country, shape our memories. For example, the coffee machines in Bulgaria with their cheapest ground coffee or the passion for picnics in Iran. We also like to think of the meticulous cleanliness in Ireland, but without rubbish bins.
Here in Morocco, the mobile street cafés always catch our eye. They are everywhere along the country roads, usually in a station wagon. The back doors wide open, two small stools in front of them, the portafilter machine gleaming in the sun and a young Moroccan man going about his business.
And the best thing is: the coffee is really excellent! You stop, have a fresh espresso made and don't pay much. As we stop here and there, we realise that these cafés, if you can call them that, are not just for drinking coffee, but above all for socialising.
People are chatting, they obviously know each other. Maybe it's the marketplace conversations of the 2020s. People are laughing, waving to others, drinking coffee.
We learn that this type of mobile café hasn't been around for very long. Most of them started with the mint tea that is so well-known in Morocco. But in recent years, the population seems to have turned to coffee. We couldn't find out why this is the case. We love both: the good coffee on the street and the mint tea from enchanting, silver-wrought pots, poured with a ceremony by the waiters - simply a dream.
At the surf spot just before Agadir, we strike up a conversation with a coffee dealer: he runs two mobile cafés, one here and one a few kilometres further on. His friend looks after the second one. With good weather and a great atmosphere, business is booming. While we stand here for a while and watch him, coffee thirsty people keep coming in. Another baklava here, another mint tea there. A quick chat that lasts as long as it takes to brew an espresso in the portafilter machine.
The machine is from Italy, best coffee quality. It shines like new, but is already several years old. He cleans it completely and very thoroughly every day so that the quality of the machine and the coffee can be kept alive, he reports. His espresso tastes excellent.
A few minutes later we say goodbye, the next customers are already waiting in their half-dressed wetsuits. If you can surf good waves, you deserve good coffee. And if you don't go surfing in the first place, you can also enjoy the café noir.
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