Moroccan Cooking Class: Traditional Cuisine in Essaouira

Immerse yourself in the flavors and techniques of traditional Moroccan cuisine during this half-day cooking class in Essaouira. Explore the local markets, learn authentic recipes, and indulge in the delicious results. A unique culinary adventure awaits!

Duration: 4 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • تافوكت - I will welcome visitors to my home and teach them how to cook Moroccan dishes like tagines, couscous, Harira (Moroccan Soup), Moroccan bread.
    Notice: the Pastilla Is Not included in my experience because it takes a lot of time
What's Included
  • Ingredient purchase costs are included
Meal Options
  • Mint flavored tea

  • tajine - Tagine vegetarian or with chicken, fish, beef, lamb

  • Couscous

  • Seffa

  • Harira - Moroccan soup

  • Moroccan bread - Name is batbout

Additional Information

Moroccan culinary art, renowned as one of the most flavorful in North Africa, is a pleasure to experience. Our journey begins in the historic medina, at place de l’Horloge, from where we’ll proceed to the markets of Essaouira. We’ll explore these vibrant marketplaces, purchasing fresh ingredients from the local vendors. Once we’re stocked up, we’ll head…

Location
Parking Bab Marrakech
Bab Marrakech next to the port exit from the street (Rue Mohamed El Qorry ) the old Medina of Essaouira
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Marie-bénédicte
Mar 29, 2026
Like home! - A beautiful culinary experience as at home! Eggplant caviar, kefta and msemen. We composed our menu, shopped at the market and cooked at Fatima. Very good time sharing, we recommend!😊! Thanks again Fatima!
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Lucie
Mar 25, 2026
100% recommended - Very welcome from Fatima with whom we had a great time in addition to preparing and tasting a dish we could choose! We recommend Fatima a 100%
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Caraseb2000
Feb 11, 2026
Pleasant experience - Easy and precise appointment with Fatima, choice of meal. Then head to the local market where you buy meat, vegetables, spices... Preparation of the meal as a team, followed by tasting. Experience to make or redo without hesitation. Fatima is very nice and answers all your questions. We loved it. Thank you very much for this moment 🫶🙏
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Nadegel2a
Jan 22, 2026
Fatima is a ray of sunshine - Thank you for this delicious moment, Fatima, you welcomed me and my husband very warmly and we had the joy to discover with you the preparations for a delicious couscous that we all enjoyed together. Would you like to learn how to cook couscous? Fatima is the right person to guide you!
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Sightseer320149
Nov 11, 2025
Again and again! Just wonderful! - We had a wonderful morning with Fatima. The food was delicious, but a very special experience were the conversations and the trusting togetherness. Fatima is a very warm woman and exudes joy. We would love to repeat this cooking experience.
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Cmmannion
Sep 24, 2025
Amazing Experience - This is our first time doing a cooking experience whilst on holiday, it was an amazing opportunity to get to see authentic Morocco and get to learn more about the culture and life in Morocco. Fatima was fantastic, we got to go around her local market to select the ingredients to make our Lamb Tagine and then were taken to her lovely home to cook. The food was amazing, we learned so much from her and will definitely do something like this again on our next trip. Thank you Fatima for an experience.
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Alexandrasx8361uh
Aug 19, 2025
A shared meal at home - A nice meeting with Fatima who opened the doors of her adorable apartment. Together with the group, we decided which dishes to prepare and did the shopping accordingly. Little downside, we would have liked more to help Fatima in the kitchen. Harira and tagine were delicious!!! And all this in a friendly and warm Mood! Thank you Fatima!!
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Stefania_c
Jul 27, 2025
Highly recommended and delicious - Fatima was super welcoming and the experience was great, highly recommended! We had so much fun and had super interesting conversations. She quietly adapted to our needs (vegetarian dishes) and was super nice. It was nice to shop with her and cook together (even if we only cut vegetables). You can choose between couscous and tajine, and lunch ends with fruit, treats and tea. Of course the couscous was delicious, the best we ate. It also helped us in choosing spices to buy and take home. To be repeated :)
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104jackz
Jul 16, 2025
Delightful family cooking experience - Fatima was so kind, generous and fun to hang out with. We met at the medina, taxi'd to her local market, got to choose what we wanted to cook, then went back to her lovely house to make it all. It was an absolute feast; we had lentil-meatball tagine, taktouka and two flat breads, all homemade. We finished it off with fruit and some sweets we got from the market, and had a wonderful time chatting with her. Thank you Fatima!! 💜
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Rachna_n
Nov 15, 2025
Pleasant afternoon But not really about the Food - We booked this as a private cooking class for 3 reasons. One market tour, second how to make tagines & third to learn about Moroccon food. So first of all this was not a private tour we joined 7 other people so in all we were 10 people. Our fellow tourist were really nice & it was fun talking food to them but it was not what we expected. Secondly the market tour was a 5 min walk thru where we followed Fatima thru the market seeing her buy ingredients. There was no information or interaction of any kind to help us experience the market / shops. Since I was interested I asked questions & got answers. Thirdly we cooked a chicken tagine and a fish one where we helped cut vegetables and saw the tagines being cooked. It took a long while to cook so we had to rush out after 3.5 hrs and missed the tea. The chicken tasted nice but was dry and over cooked. The sardine tagine tasted fine. Both seemed fairly basic with meat & veg. There was no other information about Moroccon food. The afternoon was nice and good for people who want to spend a pleasant time in a locals house eating their food as Fatima & her husband were really nice people. But this is not a class for those with serious food / cooking interest.
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From $39
up to 7 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).