The staple grains today are rice and wheat, used for bread and couscous, though until the mid-20th century, barley was an important staple, especially in the south. Grapes are mostly eaten fresh, as a dessert; wine consumption is only about 1 liter per capita per year.International Organisation of Vine and Wine, Moroccan wine and Muslims , Decanter 2008-06-06 The traditional cooking fats are butter and animal fat, though olive oil is now replacing them.Patricia Crocker, Tastes of the Kasbah, 2005, , p. 33 Butter is used both fresh, zebeda, and preserved, smen.Pamela Goyan Kittler, Kathryn P. Sucher, Marcia Nelms, Food and Culture, 2016, , p. 436
