Moroccan cooking class: learn family recipes from a local

Cook the recipes a Moroccan grandmother passed down, not the ones in a cookbook

A four-hour Moroccan cooking class in a home kitchen where you learn family recipes from a local guide, starting with a virtual tour of a real Moroccan market to select ingredients, then preparing dishes the way the instructor's grandmother taught her, finishing with mint tea and a shared meal in a traditional salon. Vegan and vegetarian options are welcome, and the guide teaches in English, French or Arabic.

The Experience

The class opens with a virtual tour through a real Moroccan market, where your guide walks you through the stalls and teaches you how to pick the freshest spices, vegetables and ingredients the way locals do. You'll learn the names of things in Moroccan Arabic and understand why each ingredient matters to the dishes you're about to make. This isn't a cookbook introduction—it's the market knowledge that changes how you cook at home.

Then you move into the kitchen and learn to prepare the recipes your guide's grandmother taught her, the ones passed down through generations with the same care and attention they've always had. You'll work through the techniques step by step, ask questions as you go, and understand not just how to make the food but why it's made that way. Part of the class is dedicated to mastering the art of pouring and serving Moroccan mint tea, a skill that takes practice and carries its own cultural weight. Throughout, you'll pick up rare glimpses into daily Moroccan life that sit far outside the tourist trail.

When the cooking is done, you gather in an authentic Moroccan salon—a traditional room in the home—and eat the meal together. This is where the recipes become real, where you taste what you've made, and where the hospitality that defines Moroccan culture becomes something you experience rather than read about. Bottled water, Moroccan sweets, coffee and tea are included.

What’s included

• Four hours of hands-on cooking instruction.
• virtual market tour with ingredient selection guidance.
• preparation of family recipes passed down through generations.
• Moroccan mint tea preparation.
• shared meal in a traditional salon.
• bottled water.
• Moroccan sweets.
• coffee and tea.
• guide in English, French or Arabic.

Good to know

Wheelchair accessibleStroller friendlyInfant seats availablePets welcomePublic transport nearbyInfants must sit on laps

Operated by Discover with Inas

Is this one for you?You leave with recipes you can actually cook at home and the cultural knowledge that makes them taste right—because you learned them from someone who grew up eating them, not from a script designed for a group of strangers.

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Top questions

What do I actually cook during the four hours?

You prepare family recipes your guide learned from her grandmother, working through the techniques step by step in the home kitchen. The exact dishes depend on the class, but they reflect the traditional Moroccan cooking the guide grew up with, not a fixed menu designed for tourists.

Is the virtual market tour part of the class time, or does it happen before?

The virtual market tour is included in the four-hour class and happens at the start, where your guide shows you how to select the freshest spices and ingredients from a real Moroccan market before you move into the kitchen to cook.

Can I do this class if I'm vegan or vegetarian?

Yes—the class welcomes vegan and vegetarian participants, and your guide can adapt the recipes to fit your diet without losing the traditional techniques and flavors you came to learn.

What language does the guide speak?

The guide teaches in English, French or Arabic, so you can choose the language that works best for you when you book.

Do I need cooking experience to join?

No—the class is built around learning the techniques and traditions your guide grew up with, and instruction is included for every step. You don't need to know how to cook Moroccan food before you arrive.