Fez Cooking Class: Moroccan Tagine & Souk Market Shopping

You Cook Moroccan Tagine in Fez, Then Eat It

You shop for ingredients at a Fez souk with your guide, return to the workshop, and spend three hours learning to cook authentic Moroccan tagine and salad with an expert chef. Vegetarian options are available. You eat lunch at the end, and the class wraps by 1:30pm, leaving your afternoon free.

Step-by-step itinerary

Cooking class and market visit in Fez

• Go to local market
• Buy ingredients
• Return to cooking workshop
• Learn to cook Moroccan tagines
• Prepare Moroccan salad starter
• Cook chicken tagine with lemons
• Enjoy the meal

The experience

The first surprise is how much the souk smells like nothing you expected. You walk into the market in Fez with your instructor, and instead of the spice wall you'd imagined, it's the layering: cinnamon and cumin and something green you can't name, all at once, all different distances away. You're there to pick ingredients for the cooking class, and the vendor knows your guide, so there's a rhythm to it. You point, they nod, you move on. It takes maybe thirty minutes, and by the end you're holding a bag of things you'll actually cook.

Back at the workshop by 10:30am, the class starts with the herbs and spices laid out on the counter, not a lecture, just your chef showing you what each one does and why it matters in a Moroccan tagine. The chicken tagine with lemons is the main dish, and there's a Moroccan salad to start. If you're vegetarian, they swap the protein without fussing. You're not watching a demo. You're doing the work. Chopping, layering, seasoning. The tagine itself, the clay pot, sits on the heat, and you learn how it cooks differently than a regular pan. By 1:30pm, when the class ends, you sit down to eat what you made. That part matters more than you'd think.

The whole thing runs three hours, morning only, and includes everything: the market trip, the ingredients, the instruction, lunch. The workshop is wheelchair accessible, and if you're traveling with small children, there's space for strollers. Public transport gets you there, or your hotel can point you toward it.

What’s included

Your morning includes a guided trip to the local souk in Fez to shop for ingredients, instruction from an expert chef on Moroccan cooking techniques and spice use, preparation of a Moroccan salad and chicken tagine with lemons (vegetarian options available), and lunch featuring the dishes you've cooked. The workshop is wheelchair accessible, and public transportation options are nearby.

Information

Lasts 4h 30m, runs every day at 10:00 and 14:00, from US$ 45 per person, with a live guide in English, French and Italian, as a private tour and with free cancellation up to 24 h before.

Days and timesEvery dayDepartures at 10:00 and 14:00

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AgesAdult (13 to 78 years) · Senior (79 to 80 years) · Youth (10 to 12 years) · Child (4 to 9 years) · Infant (under 4): free

GroupPrivate3 in a group ›

Live guideEnglish, French and ItalianOther languages ›

Meeting point and pickupHotel pickup included.You can choose from 3 pickup points.

Cancellation and refundsFree cancellation up to 24 h before the start. After that, no refund.It may be canceled if the minimum number of travelers isn't reached. If that happens, you're offered another date or a refund.

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Good to know

Wheelchair accessibleAccessible transportStroller-friendlyInfant seats availablePublic transport nearby

Operated by Medina Tours

Is this one for you?Book this if you want to learn Moroccan cooking without spending a full day or arranging transport and ingredients separately: the three-hour morning slot and included market trip mean you walk in at 10:30am and eat lunch by 1:30pm, leaving your afternoon open.

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Top questions

What languages is the tour guided in?

Live guide in English, French and Italian.

Can children come?

Yes. Ticket types: Youth (10 to 12 years); Child (4 to 9 years); Infant (under 4): free.

What time does the cooking class start?

10:30am. It runs until 1:30pm.

Do I need cooking experience?

No. The class is designed for beginners and includes instruction on technique and spice use.

Are vegetarian options available?

Yes. You can swap the chicken for vegetables in the tagine.

What's included in the price?

Market shopping, all ingredients, instruction, and lunch.

How do I get to the workshop?

Public transportation is available nearby. Your hotel or guide can direct you.

Is the workshop wheelchair accessible?

Yes. All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible, and specialized infant seats are available if needed.

What dishes do we cook?

Moroccan salad and chicken tagine with lemons (or vegetarian alternative).