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Visit a local market to buy fresh produce before you discover the secrets to the various spices and ingredients used in Moroccan cooking while learning to make Moroccan salads, tajines or couscous. At the end of your class, feast on your achievements!

• Visit to a local souq to shop with the locals
• Hands-on cookery class teaching the secrets of Moroccan cuisine
• Lunch – enjoy the fruits of your labour!
• Recipe sheet
• Pick-up and drop-off from Marrakech hotels and riads
• English-speaking guide

You will be collected from your hotel at 9.00am and transferred to a riad in the medina. Here you’ll learn the Arabic words for the ingredients for your recipe of the day. Afterwards, head to the souq - the perfect opportunity to try out your new language skills! Mix with the local Marrakeshi as you shop for the fresh produce for your meal; meat and vegetables, herbs and spices that form the basis of Moroccan cuisine. Spices are used extensively and have been imported here for thousands of years. There are also many homegrown ingredients like saffron from Tiliouine, mint and olives from Meknes and oranges and lemons from Fez.

Head back to the riad for your hands-on cookery class. The chef will teach you how to make traditional dishes that are central to Moroccan cuisine. Along the way you'll learn about the spices and key ingredients needed to make authentic fare.  Among the most famous Moroccan dishes are couscous, pastila, tajine, tanjia and harira. Although the latter is a soup it is considered as a dish in itself especially during the month of Ramadan. It’s often served with delicious local dates.

For lunch you get to savour the gastronomic delights of your morning cookery class, while enjoying the riad setting. Afterwards you will be transferred to your hotel, armed with your own special Moroccan recipes.

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• Tips and Gratuities for your guide and driver
• Drinks

Casual. Dress according to the weather for that day. Morocco is very conservative by standards you may be accustomed to at home and you should dress accordingly. As a general guideline, shoulders, cleavage and knees should be covered at all times. Wearing shorts (men and women), low-cut tops, and showing midriff is not recommended as it will restrict your entry into buildings of a religious nature and family homes and is considered disrespectful to the local culture.

Long, light-couloured, lightweight sleeved shirts, trousers and skirts are respectful, cover your body, keep you cool in the heat and protect you from the harsh sun.

This trip is offered on a "join-in" basis. Maximum group size is 12.

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