Fes Activities

Fes Cooking Class

Fes cooking class: shop for ingredients in the medina, cook the refined dishes of Fes with a local cook and share the meal you have made.

Duration3 – 4 Hours
DifficultyEasy
Group SizePrivate
LocationFes Medina
LanguagesEnglish / Spanish / Italian / French / Portuguese

Overview

Cook in the Capital of Moroccan Cuisine

Moroccans will tell you the best food in the country comes from Fes. Its cooking is the most elaborate in Morocco, shaped by Andalusian families and centuries of court kitchens: sweet and savoury together, saffron and cinnamon, slow sauces reduced to a glaze.

The class begins in the food souk, where you buy vegetables, herbs and spices with your cook. Back in the kitchen of a riad or family home you prepare a menu that might include a chicken tagine with preserved lemon and olives, a lamb tagine with prunes and almonds or the famous pastilla, with cooked salads and bread. Then you eat together in the courtyard.

Hands-on experience
Market visit for ingredients
Taught by a local cook
Classic Fassi recipes

Moroccan Cooking Class in Fes

Price on request

Duration: 3 – 4 Hours
Start time: flexible, on request
Location: Fes Medina
Group: private experience
Languages: English / Spanish / Italian / French / Portuguese
No payment needed to enquire
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Detailed programme

Your Cooking Class, Step by Step

FormatPrivate
01 StartThe food souk
02 PreparationSalads, bread and spices
03 CookingTagine or pastilla
04 The mealLunch in the courtyard

A lane in the Fes medina. Part of our Moroccan Cooking Class in Fes with Magic Morocco Tours.

Start

The food souk

With your cook you buy vegetables, herbs, olives and spices from the stalls of the medina.

Fes is regarded as the home of Morocco’s most refined cooking, and the market visit shows why: the range of ingredients is remarkable.

Market visit

Spices in a Marrakech souk. Seen during our Moroccan Cooking Class in Fes.

Preparation

Salads, bread and spices

In the riad kitchen you prepare cooked salads and learn the balance of sweet and savoury that defines Fassi cooking.

The menu is agreed in advance and vegetarian options are available.

Fassi recipes
Spices explained

Sharing a Moroccan tagine. A highlight of our Moroccan Cooking Class in Fes.

Cooking

Tagine or pastilla

You assemble the main dish step by step and take your bread to the neighbourhood oven if time allows.

Pastilla, the sweet-and-savoury pie of Fes, takes patience and is a favourite with keen cooks. In the old city many families still send their bread to the communal oven.

Hands-on cooking

A table of Moroccan dishes. Part of our Moroccan Cooking Class in Fes with Magic Morocco Tours.

The meal

Lunch in the courtyard

Sit down to eat what you have made, with mint tea to finish and recipes to take home.

Allow three to four hours including the meal.

Meal included
Recipes

This is a private experience, so times and stops can be adjusted to your arrival, your pace and the season.

The experience

What to Expect

1Visit the Food SoukChoose fresh vegetables, herbs and spices with your cook.
2Hands-on CookingPrepare a tagine, salads and bread step by step.
3Enjoy Your MealSit down in the courtyard and taste what you have cooked.
4Recipes to KeepTake home the recipes and the techniques behind them.

Why choose this experience

A Cultural Journey Through Fassi Flavours

In Fes, recipes are family heirlooms. Cooking with a local cook is a way into the homes and habits of the city.

Local and authentic experience
Private, just your party
Flexible timing
Local guides and hosts
Suitable for families, couples and solo travellers

What’s included

Cooking class with a local cook
Guided visit to the food souk
All ingredients and equipment
Lunch or dinner (what you prepare)
Tea and water
Recipes to take home

Not included

Other drinks
Transport from hotels outside the medina
Tips

Good to know

Recommended clothingComfortable clothes, closed shoes, sunglasses and a hat or scarf.
Best timeAvailable all year. Morning classes include the busiest hour of the market.
Suitable forFamilies, couples, solo travellers (all levels).
Dietary optionsVegetarian, vegan and gluten-free menus are possible on request.

Location

Fes Cooking ClassFes Medina

“In Fes, lunch begins in the market.

Frequent questions

Fes Cooking Class: Frequently Asked Questions

What will we cook?

A typical menu is a tagine, two or three cooked salads and bread. Pastilla or couscous can be requested in advance, as they take longer.

Do I need experience?

No. The class suits complete beginners and keen cooks alike.

Is the market visit included?

Yes, in the morning class. It is one of the most interesting parts: you see how locals shop and learn to recognise the spices.

Is this a private activity?

Yes. It is arranged for you and the people you travel with, so the timing and pace are yours.

How do I book?

Send us a message on WhatsApp or by email with your date and the number of people. We reply with availability and the price, and nothing is charged for enquiring.