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Moroccan Cooking Workshop: Traditional Meal Prep
4.8
99 Ratings
Essaouira
Master Moroccan cuisine in Essaouira. Join our half-day workshop, explore spice souks, and cook traditional dishes with expert chefs. Book your culinary adventure now.
Master Moroccan cuisine in Essaouira. Join our half-day workshop, explore spice souks, and cook traditional dishes with expert chefs. Book your culinary adventure now.
Duration:
4 hours, 15 minutes
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- 1 Rue Mohamed Ben Masoud - In a friendly and casual atmosphere, each participant learn how to prepare a traditional meal that one can then easily reproduce at home. (Some example of meal below). Workshops continue with a tour of the souk where everyone can complete his knowledge on the use of herbs and spices in Moroccan cuisine. Finally, the day ends in our oriental lounge by tasting of the prepared dishes.
- 1 Rue Mohamed Ben Masoud - In a friendly and casual atmosphere, each participant learn how to prepare a traditional meal that one can then easily reproduce at home. (Some example of meal below). Workshops continue with a tour of the souk where everyone can complete his knowledge on the use of herbs and spices in Moroccan cuisine. Finally, the day ends in our oriental lounge by tasting of the prepared dishes.
What's Included
- Lunch
- Lunch
What's Not Included
- Hotel pickup
- Hotel pickup
Meal Options
- Zaalouk: cooked salad with eggplant
- Tchakchouka: cooked salad with peppers
- Harira soup
- Beef or lamb tajine with almonds and dates
- Kefta (meatballs) tajine with eggs
- 7 vegetables and tfaya couscous
- Chicken pastilla
- Chicken seffa with vermicelli
- Sea bream and vegetables tajine
- Zaalouk: cooked salad with eggplant
- Tchakchouka: cooked salad with peppers
- Harira soup
- Beef or lamb tajine with almonds and dates
- Kefta (meatballs) tajine with eggs
- 7 vegetables and tfaya couscous
- Chicken pastilla
- Chicken seffa with vermicelli
- Sea bream and vegetables tajine
Additional Information
Half-day Moroccan cooking workshop.
Learn to prepare a full traditional Moroccan meal with help and instruction from our professional team. Under the watchful eye of our Moroccan chef, learn the secrets to many of the classic dishes. You will experience a guided tour of the spice souk, learning about the history of how our ingredients arrived to these…
Half-day Moroccan cooking workshop.
Learn to prepare a full traditional Moroccan meal with help and instruction from our professional team. Under the watchful eye of our Moroccan chef, learn the secrets to many of the classic dishes. You will experience a guided tour of the spice souk, learning about the history of how our ingredients arrived to these shores, before dining on your dishes you prepared back in our salon.
All classes are hosted in English and French.
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
Location
1 Rue Mohamed Ben Masoud
Rue Mohamed Ben Masoud
Meeting at l'Atelier, rue Mohamed Ben Masoud, in Essaouira's Medina
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.8
(99 Ratings)
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Deenam816
Nov 10, 2024
Moroccan cooking class extraordinaire - We greatly enjoyed this cooking class. It was a nice size and very professionally run. It was nice having Maryam and the chef to explain and guide us. The space was lovely and everything was laid out and ready when we arrived, and they were kind and engaging answering questions that they must get all the time!
A nice bonus was a wonderful trip to a spice shop where we learned about many different spices and their uses. I have never experienced such fresh spices! We will definitely be back to Essaouira and would enjoy taking another class at l’Atelier since I would like to learn to make couscous.
Highly recommend — and they are fluent in French and English.
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Nicole_m
Nov 5, 2024
Small cooking class with... - Small cooking class with two wonderful hostesses. We took a walk to the medina for a private visit to spice shop.
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Scotvoice
Oct 24, 2024
A first class cooking class with first class Staff and facilities - My travel agent booked me onto this cooking class and I am so glad she did. As I booked first I chose the menu for the group, briouats followed by chicken Tagine with lemon and olives.
Miriam was out hostess along with the chef who’s name escapes me. There were nine of us in the group. The class was conducted in French and English and always with lots of useful information.
We started off the Moroccan way with mint tea.
Then prepared the filling for the briouats followed by the Tagine. Each step was well explained. The kitchen is so well set up it was a delight to be there.
Once all the food was prepared we headed out to soul to me Mohammed, our spice expert. He was brilliant. We went into his tiny shop where he let us smell so many spices. We were so enamoured by his enthusiasm and knowledge we went back and bought a selection to take home.
Back to L’Atelier where we all sat down for lunch and ate what we had made. My husband joined us for the meal and declared my efforts a success.
This school was one of the nicest I have been to. And I return home with some new skills.
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Isabel_d
Sep 14, 2024
Loved this experience! A... - Loved this experience! A very well organised cooking class by the two lovely chefs . Everything was explained step by step, the trip to the spice zouk to learn about spices was a highlight too.
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Derk69
Aug 19, 2024
Very nice and tasteful experience - Lovely people and the place is beautiful. The chefs are great and help you to make a great tasteful dish. The also have the patience to learn you the different techniques. The trip to the market while waiting for the dish (slow cooking) was nice too
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Acting
Jun 9, 2024
Very nice experience - The cooks are very friendly,
The setting is beautiful, functional and very clean.
Very nice dining experience.
Pleasant atmosphere,
Everything is well organized and anticipated.
We tasted our achievements:
-chickpea soup: harira
-Saouri sardine tagine
It was excellent,
The only regret was that we did not have any wine to accompany the meal because the workshop does not have a license for alcoholic beverages.
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Jessicakball
May 27, 2024
Lovely insights into Moroccan cooking - This L'Atelier class was a great insight into Moroccan cooking. The pace of the class was pretty relaxed and included a walk to the spice market and some quality time with one of the spice merchants where I didn't feel pressured to buy anything. The meal we cooked was delicious.
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Northstar06497026240
May 15, 2024
A must do. - Wonderful experience, highly recommended. Beautiful venue in a quiet area, easy accessible. Spice tour was a bonus. Loved the food that I prepared!
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Beat_h
Apr 7, 2024
Une expérience formidable - Very friendly and competent cooking school teachers. Delicious menu and visit to the market and a spice merchant.
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Jj2b
Oct 21, 2024
Competent but cold - Pros
Beautiful workspace
Great location
Great for english and french speakers
Visit to the market
Cons
It lacked heart and was mechanical. Our prior experiences with cookery schools overseas were great social experiences. The hosts also imparted a proud introduction to the food culture of their country—not just how the dish was made but more of when, where, and why it was eaten—special occasions—their own family experiences etc.
The hosts left us alone to eat as a group and the conversation was stilted and awkward.
The meal was pastries and a standalone chicken tagine. For the price I was hoping for a vegetable dish
The hosts seemed to be on their phones when not explaining. Did not seem to enjoy interacting with guests
Overall I wish I had tried one of the cheaper experiences in Essaouira perhaps I would have learnt more about Morrocan cuisine
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