The best food experiences in Marrakech, from cooking with a local family to exploring the spice souks and Jemaa el-Fnaa street food. A local’s guide with tips.
From tagine and couscous to pastilla, tanjia and mint tea, discover 12 traditional Moroccan dishes you have to try, and learn to cook them in Marrakech.
Ras el hanout is Morocco’s signature spice blend, meaning ‘head of the shop’. Discover what’s in it, how to cook with it, and where to learn it in Marrakech.
A Marrakech cooking class is a hands-on, half-day experience cooking tagine, couscous or pastilla with a local family. Here’s exactly what to expect and how to book.
Take a vegetarian or vegan cooking class in Marrakech with a local family. Learn vegetable tagine, seven-vegetable couscous and gluten-free couscous, hands-on.
Pastilla (bastilla) is a Moroccan pie of crisp warqa pastry, spiced filling, and a sweet cinnamon-sugar top. Discover its history, types, and how to cook it in Marrakech.
Moroccan couscous is steamed semolina served with a spiced vegetable and meat broth. Learn its history, main types, how it’s made, and where to cook it in Marrakech.
A tagine is both a conical Moroccan clay pot and the slow-cooked dish made in it. Discover its history, types, how it’s cooked, and where to learn it in Marrakech.