Morocco · MOROCCAN COOKING CLASSES
The good classes start at a market stall and end with the tagine you built. The 15 below say how much you cook versus watch, whether the market visit is real shopping, and which send you home with the recipes.
You’ll be picked up from your Marrakech hotel or riad and taken to Chouf l’Or restaurant for a three-hour Moroccan cooking class. With chefs such as Mourad, Amine, Ahmed, or Abdul, you’ll prepare tagine, salad, and orange dessert, then eat your meal and receive a certificate.
“Mourad was very a kind chef, the time was good and the food was great. We learned a lot about cooking with the tagine.”
Join Kawtar, Khmisa and local Moroccan cooks for a market walk and hands-on class in an intimate Marrakech riad. Shop for fresh ingredients, learn the mint tea ritual, prepare several salads, tagines and dessert, then eat together and receive the recipes by email.
“This was an awesome activity to do in Marrakech! And the fact that we went out to buy the ingredients ourselves was a really nice touch. We learned lots from Kawtar and Khimsa. And we even got the recipes of the delicious food we prepared, which was nice. I would recommend!”
Join Chef Hassan and Ahmed for a four-hour Moroccan cooking class near Bab Doukkala. Shop for ingredients in a local market, learn mint tea, prepare tagines and salads as a team, then eat the full meal with recipes sent afterward.
“A truly amazing experience and we highly recommend to people who enjoy cooking or want to learn more about Moroccan cuisine. We received very clear instructions about the meeting location the day before via WhatsApp. The guides spoke perfect English and were welcoming and kind. After a stop at the souks to collect vegetables, in which each participant was asked to help choose something, we proceeded to the home and cooking location. We started with a mint tea ceremony, in which we learned a lot about this staple of Moroccan culture! Our chef did a wonderful job of explaining and assigning tasks to include everyone in the experience. We are…”
Meet Chef Khmisa and Kawtar at Bab Doukkala Mosque, walk through a local souk for fresh ingredients, learn mint-tea ritual and Moroccan cooking in a traditional Medina home, then sit down to a shared starter, main course, and dessert. Vegetarian and vegan options are available.
“This cooking class was truly some of the best food we ate the whole time we were in Morocco (—especially the chicken tagine with lemon preserves) AND was such a unique and fun experience. Katwar hosts a seamless experience, taking us through the market and into her family home. It was great to learn the ingredients and the food truly was DELICIOUS.”
Spend about four and a half hours with Chef Laila and her family in Marrakech. Visit a local market when scheduled, learn to judge produce and use Ras El Hanout, prepare Moroccan salads, tagines and dessert, then share the meal you made. Vegetarian and vegan menus can be arranged.
“Great experience highly recommend. The food was great. The chef was entertaining enjoyed seeing their family too.”
Meet Chef Fatima or Yasser near Andalusia Restaurant, then cook inside a Moroccan home or riad in the Medina. You’ll learn about spices, prepare salads, briwat, tagine, couscous, or tanjia, and finish with a shared meal. Vegetarian, vegan, and allergy-friendly menus are available.
“I had so much fun! Chef Fatima is incredible- she showed me lots of new skills and techniques and was patient with me. This tour doesn’t visit the market in the afternoon (you get fresh veggies in the morning), but we got to work on lots of techniques and talk. In the end, all the food was DELICIOUS. I would honestly come back to Morocco just to do this again! So so worth it!”
Join Abdo or Abdul for a three-hour, hands-on Moroccan cooking class in a traditional home near Riad Les Etoiles Berberes. Prepare bread, tagines, salads, dessert, and mint tea while hearing local stories. The class costs $24, welcomes beginners, and can adapt the menu for dietary needs.
“This class was so great! We learnt so much about Moroccan food and culture. The tagines we made were so yummy! Would highly recommend this experience 😊”
Meet your dada, a traditional Moroccan cook, at La Maison Arabe near the medina. With help from an Arabic, English, or French translator, you prepare fresh local ingredients at your own station, learn tea and bread techniques, and eat the meal you make. Choose a one-hour tagine class or a three-hour menu.
“This was such a great experience! We learned how to cook a chicken tajine, and our instructors were warm and knowledgeable. They explained all our nosy questions about Moroccan culture as they served us tea. (They also taught us how to perform the Moroccan tea ritual!) It felt like cooking with the family. Every tourist to Morocco should take this class! We were surprised at how quick and easy it is to make the tajine. We left with a recipe and we will definitely be making tajine at home!”
Join chef Hassan and Ahmed for a four-hour Marrakesh cooking class capped at nine people. Visit a nearby market, learn Moroccan mint tea, prepare tagines and side dishes, then eat together. Vegetarian, vegan, and gluten-free options are available when arranged ahead.
“Chef Hassan was great, we learned to cook several recipes with his detailed instructions and gentle encouragement, and then enjoyed eating everything too 😀 great experience!”
Meet your English-speaking guide outside Café France, shop the souks for fresh ingredients, then cook chicken tajine and Moroccan salad in a traditional riad. Guides such as Samira, Amina, Karima, and Sanae bring local food and medina life to the table. Vegetarian and other dietary options are available.
“The best group with the best host and instructor. Absolutely a must!!!”
At La Maison Arabe, a Moroccan cook guides you through local dishes at your own workstation. You’ll join a tea ceremony, watch bread being made, cook tagine, and taste your meal. English and French interpretation is available, with one-hour and longer class options.
“This is a lovely experience, it was fun and nice to learn about the local food culture and tasting your own cooked meal at the end was a lovely treat! The ladies who ran the experience couldn't have been better hosts!”
Join Chef Najla in Marrakech for a four-and-a-half-hour Moroccan cooking class. Morning sessions include shopping at nearby shops for fresh ingredients, mint-tea preparation, Moroccan pastries, and hands-on cooking of starters, tagines, salads, and other traditional dishes in her home.
“It was one of my Highlights during my Trip to Marrakech. Najla is very welcoming and gave us beside the insides of the Moroccan cuisine tips for places to buy fresh spices and ceramics. I really reccomend her class.”
Spend four hours with Flavors of Marrakesh learning Moroccan cooking from local chefs such as Leyla, Kaoutar, and Fatiha. The 10:30 am session includes a market visit, while the 4:30 pm class goes straight to the kitchen. Prepare tajines, salads, dessert, and tea, then eat together in a salon.
“Leyla and the 3 other kind woman helped us how to cook 2 different Tajines and desert. The visit to the local market was very interesting. This activity is autentic and honest.”
Travel from Marrakech to an Atlas Mountain village, shop for fresh ingredients, then cook tagine, couscous, and bread with a local family. Guides such as Ibrahim, Badr, and Ismail share local customs and history, while a grandmother or aunt leads the class from her family home.
“We really loved our trip! It was amazing. It was a really nice to be in a quiet and picturesque surroundings after few days in Marrakech. Our guides’ home was really warm and loving. We loved his mom who taught us how to make traditional morrocan food. She was extremely kind and we felt very welcomed. Our cours was very intimate which was amazing. Our guide was really nice and you could see that he really enjoys what he’s doing. Would definately recommend!”
Join Yassine and Amal at Dar Sunrise for a 210-minute cooking class in Fez’s old medina. Choose Moroccan dishes, shop for ingredients three minutes away, cook step by step in their family home, then sit down to eat. Vegetarian menus are welcome, and recipes are sent afterward.
“yassine and amal were excellent. they were patient while we shopped and answered the questions we had regarding the souk. Amal was a good teacher and excellent cook. in the end we had a great meal. Unfortunately we never received a copy of the recipes, as we were promised. I think that was thd tour company's issue and not the Dar Sunrise's.”
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