Aubergine and tomato cooked down with garlic, cumin and paprika, mashed, and eaten warm or cold with bread.
What makes it zaalouk
Aubergine and tomato, cooked until they collapse.
Garlic, cumin and paprika, with coriander and parsley.
Olive oil, and a squeeze of lemon, at the end.
Where it comes from
One of the cooked salads that start a Moroccan meal, several at once, scooped up with bread. The aubergine is often charred or steamed first, then stewed with tomato until soft enough to crush with a fork.