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KATRAN – VEGETABLE OIL FROM MOROCCO

Goodmorning everyone! Today I share with you a habit of mine … I love drinking the water I pour into this jar of mine and do you know why? It purifies the water, keeps it fresh and gives it a good scent … difficult to explain in words but I assure you that once tasted you will not be able to do without it! Let me explain why it has this perfume and its history: in the regions of Marrakech and Tangier, there is a surprising handcrafted and traditional ceramic decorated with black geometric friezes. On cups, bowls and jugs of unglazed red earthenware, the potters apply the particular oil (“katran” in Arabic), using stamps, to create decorations that can be very complex. This “oil” is a vegetable tar extracted from juniper wood.

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