Casablanca Moroccan Cooking Class: Learn Tagine with Chef

Cook tagine in a Moroccan kitchen, then sit down to eat it with the family.

A private cooking class in Casablanca where you learn to make chicken and lamb tagine from a professional chef in her home, then share the meal you've prepared with her family. The experience runs about three hours and includes hotel pickup and drop-off. You can add a guided market tour in Lissasfa to buy fresh ingredients beforehand. Dietary options (vegetarian, vegan, lactose-free, gluten-free) are available with advance notice.

The experience

Fouzia, a professional cook trained at a local culinary school, teaches this class in her home kitchen with Mohamed, a licensed guide who speaks English, Spanish, French and Arabic. The experience mixes demonstration with hands-on work: you'll spend roughly an hour and a half learning to make two dishes from her family recipes (chicken tagine and lamb tagine) starting with prep work in the living room, then moving to the kitchen to watch and participate as Fouzia cooks. The meal that follows uses the ingredients you've prepared, served family-style with Moroccan salad, seasonal fresh fruit, mint tea and local pastry.

If you book the market option, Mohamed picks you up at your hotel and drives to the local market in Lissasfa, where he guides you through selecting fresh vegetables, fruits, meat and spices for the class. You'll walk back to the home from there. Without the market tour, pickup still happens at your hotel. You arrive at the house ready to start cooking. Either way, the class and meal take place in Fouzia's kitchen and dining space, a genuine local home rather than a commercial kitchen or restaurant.

Hotel pickup and drop-off are included in all options. Dietary needs (whether vegetarian, vegan, lactose-free or gluten-free) should be noted at booking so Fouzia can adjust the menu. Small children can come along, though the hands-on cooking happens at adult pace.

What’s included

• Hotel pickup and drop-off.
• private cooking class with Fouzia and Mohamed in a local home.
• instruction in making chicken and lamb tagine.
• the home-cooked meal you've prepared, served with Moroccan salad, seasonal fruit, mint tea and local pastry.
• if you select the market option, a guided tour of the Lissasfa market to buy fresh ingredients.
• all fees and taxes.
• dietary accommodations (vegetarian, vegan, lactose-free, gluten-free) with advance notice.

Options for this experience

4 options

Cooking, lunch and RTTGuide in 4 languages · 10:00pickup is included

Cooking, dinner and RTTGuide in 4 languages · 17:00pickup is included

Market visit, cooking, lunch and RTTGuide in 4 languages · 09:00pickup is included

Market visit, cooking, dinner and RTTGuide in 4 languages · 17:00pickup is included

You pick the guide language when booking.

You see the exact price of each option when you check availability.See dates & prices

Before you book

Days and timesEvery dayDepartures at 09:00, 10:00 and 17:00

Book up to2d before

AgesAdult (12 and older) · Child (6 to 11 years) · Infant (under 6): free

GroupPrivate

Live guideEnglish, Spanish, French and Arabic

Meeting point and pickupHotel pickup included.You can choose from 2 pickup points.

Cancellation and refundsFree cancellation up to 24 h before the start. After that, no refund.

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Good to know

Stroller friendlyPublic transport nearby

Operated by Traveling Spoon

Is this one for you?Book the market option if you want to shop for ingredients yourself and understand where Moroccan cooks source their spices and produce. Skip it if you'd rather go straight to the kitchen and focus on the cooking and the meal. Either way, the class stays private to your group and the meal happens in a real home, not a restaurant.

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Top questions

What languages is the guide in?

Live guide in English, Spanish, French and Arabic.

Can children come?

Yes. Ticket types: Child (6 to 11 years); Infant (under 6): free.

Can I choose what dishes I learn to cook, or does Fouzia decide?

Fouzia teaches chicken tagine and lamb tagine from her family recipes. The menu may vary by season, but these two dishes are the core of the class. If you have dietary restrictions, she adjusts the preparation to suit them.

What exactly happens at the Lissasfa market if I book that option?

Mohamed guides you through the local market to select fresh vegetables, fruits, meat and spices you'll use in the cooking class. You walk back to the home together, then begin the lesson.

Do I cook alone with Fouzia, or is this a group class?

This is a private class, meaning your group books it together. No strangers join. Fouzia teaches only your party in her home kitchen.

Is the meal included, or do I pay extra to eat what I've cooked?

The home-cooked meal you've prepared is included. You sit down with Fouzia's family to share it. No additional charge for the food.