Private Market Tour and Cooking Class with a Professional Chef in Marrakech
Enjoy a private market tour and authentic cooking class in a local home with hosts mother and daughter duo, Khmisa and Kawtar. Khmisa, has been a chef for 40 years who specializes in Morrocan cuisine and pastry while her daughter, Kawtar, graduated with a bachelor degree in hospitality and tourism. This is a perfect experience for anyone looking to connect with local culture over food. Your market tour will take place in Old Souk Market where you will buy fresh vegetables and spices for your cooking class, before walking back to the host's home. In their home kitchen, Khmisa will teach you how to make 2-3 traditional Moroccan dishes from their family recipes then you will enjoy the meal together after cooking.
• Cooking lesson in a local home • Introduction to Morocco's culture and cuisine • 100% private activity • Experience Moroccan hospitality in a residential Rue Bab Doukkala neighborhood • Vegetarian and gluten free options available
Options
Market + cooking + dinner
What's included in Private Market Tour and Cooking Class with a Professional Chef in Marrakech
(Subject to Option Inclusions)This is a unique opportunity to visit the home of a local and explore traditional culture and cuisine. You will meet Khmisa and Kawtar, a mother-daughter duo, outside the main gate of Bab Doukkala Mosque in Marrakech which is a short walk going to Old Souk Market. At the souk you will witness the hustle and bustle - locals buying groceries, the smell of spices used in Moroccan cuisine, interactions with vendors etc. You will buy fresh vegetables and spices for your cooking class, before walking back to the riad for your cooking class. Finally, Join Khmisa and Kawtar in the kitchen to prepare their favorite family recipes in a hands-on cooking class. You’ll cook together for about 1.5 hours, and will learn to make three authentic Moroccan dishes, a starter, a main dish and a dessert, before sitting down at the dining table to enjoy the dishes you helped prepare.
Food Menu
STARTER - Moroccan starters
MAIN - Chicken tajine with vegetables and preserved lemon
DESSERT - Pastilla of milk
Inclusions
- Private market tour and cooking class with your hosts Khmisa and Kawtar
- Gratuities
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Service animals allowed
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required
- Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking
- Please note: this is not a professional cooking class, rather an experience to visit a local home to meet a local chef and share culture and cuisine together.
Meet
Pickup and Dropoff
You will make your own way to the meeting points
Meeting / End Points
- Please meet Khmisa and Kawtar outside the main gate of Bab Doukkala Mosque in Marrakech, which is around a 10-minute walk to Old Souk Market where you will buy the ingredients for the cooking class.
Redeem
Ticket Redemption
Address: Bab Doukkala Mosque in Marrakesh Meeting instructions: Please meet Khmisa and Kawtar outside the main gate of Bab Doukkala Mosque in Marrakech, which is a short walk going to Old Souk (market). Here is a Google Maps link to the meeting location: https://goo.gl/maps/jXu47yg4YU7kDm758 Phone: +212 668 759 890 Email: [email protected] Please contact your host directly if you have dietary requests or need help with directions. -- Traveling Spoon is a supplier of Viator and TripAdvisor. We offer travelers authentic food experiences with locals, in their homes. Founded by two travelers and food lovers, Traveling Spoon helps others make meaningful cultural connections through food. Contact us at [email protected] if you have general questions about our services. For specific questions related to your booking please contact your host directly with the contact information provided above.
