Traditional Moroccan and Berber cooking classes
Fluent in French, English, Arabic and Berber, I love communicating and passing on the values of my Moroccan culture, based on sharing and respect. I offer varied menus with fresh or cooked starters, main courses and home-made desserts. I use fresh, quality produce, mainly local, to reduce my carbon footprint. My priorities are to satisfy my customers, to share a tasty pleasure and an unforgettable moment in a typically Moroccan atmosphere. I pay particular attention to cleanliness and hygiene throughout my cooking classes.
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Traditional Moroccan and Berber cooking classes
What's included in Traditional Moroccan and Berber cooking classes
(Subject to Option Inclusions)Moroccan and Berber cookery course programme: Participants are welcomed in a Moroccan setting and immersed in Moroccan tradition and culture. Presentation of the day's programme over Moroccan cakes and mint tea, the secrets of whose preparation you will learn. Introduction to recipes and spices Presentation of the chosen recipes (tagine, or couscous, or pastilla, Moroccan salads, etc.). Presentation of traditional spices and condiments and explanation of their role in Moroccan cuisine (ras el hanout, cumin, saffron, cinnamon, preserved lemon, olives, etc.). Preparing the main course: Participants get involved in every stage of preparation, from cutting up the ingredients to seasoning. Specific cooking techniques depending on the recipe: simmered tajine, steamed couscous, crispy pastilla. Preparing Moroccan salads: preparing classic salads such as carrot salad with chermoula, aubergine zaalouk or taktouka. Participants sit down to enjoy the dish they have prepared together. End of the course and distribution of recipe cards, final discussion.
Food Menu
MAIN - Vegetarian tajine
Dish made with seasonal vegetables with Moroccan spices and olive oil.
MAIN - Vegetarian or meat couscous (chicken or lamb)
Wheat semolina couscous with seven vegetables: squash, carrots, zucchini, onions, tomatoes, green cabbage, turnips, chickpeas, with or without chicken.
STARTER - Moroccan salads
Tomato and grilled pepper salad (shlada) or eggplant puree (Zaalouk) or carrot salad with cumin or tomato and eggplant Taktouka
DESSERT - Cinnamon Oranges
A fresh Moroccan dessert of oranges with cinnamon, or grated carrots with orange and orange flower water, or cucumbers with orange.
MAIN - Tagine of sardine meatballs
A tasty tagine made with tomato sauce and sardines in meatballs, seasoned with Moroccan spices.
DESSERT - Baklawa
Delicious oriental pastry made from almond or walnut fruits and honey.
MAIN - Chicken pastilla with almonds
A typically Moroccan sweet and savory, festive and tasty recipe, based on chicken and almonds with the scent of cinnamon and saffron.
MAIN - Moroccan soup (Lahrira)
A complete traditional dish with or without meat, chickpeas, lentils, celery, parsley, coriander, tomatoes, faeces, vermicelli, etc.
Inclusions
- Small Moroccan cakes
- Bottled water
- Tasting of mint tea or spiced coffee
- Private transportation
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
Meet
Pickup and Dropoff
You will make your own way to the meeting points
Meeting / End Points
- Meet next to the Pharmacie de la plage, avenue Princesse Lalla Amina, Essaouira
