Meme’s On Saint Louis

Dafina or cholent, has never been a favorite of mine, in fact, I would have to be bound and my mouth pried open to eat it, but it is a Moroccan treat, so this dish is highly prized by Moroccans who visit Meme’s. There is a dress code for eating this dish, because it is so special. A mask with air filters, full hazmat suit or reasonable facsimile, rubber gloves and a bandolier with bottles of Tums, PeptoBismol, and most important, Ipecac in the quart size. The sight of Dafina, with its brown eggs, potatoes, something that looks likes beans and meat from an unnamed source. Entrails are a highly prized ingredient. Moroccans approach this dish with great gusto, talking about the appetizing appearance and the many times they have eaten this dish at Meme’s before.
Sometime, guests bring their dead pets, adding goldfish, rabbit, hamster, and parakeet to the dish, much to the joy of the onlookers. To Morrocans, Dafina seems to put everyone in a feeding stupor, where, with glazed eyes and heavy breathing, the dish is eaten with great drama and sounds of burping and belching, which to the chef, means the quests are very satisfied. Usually when the chef asks how everyone is enjoying it, most reply with, «I’ll tell you in the morning».