Ingredient
Argan
The oil pressed from a tree that grows nowhere else.
- Darija
- Argan
- Tamazight
- Argan
- العربية
- أركان
What it is
The argan tree (Argania spinosa) is endemic to a narrow band of south-western Morocco. Its oil is pressed from the kernel inside the fruit's stone and used both for food (amlou, drizzled on bread) and cosmetics.
Origin region: Essaouira