Private Market Tour & Cooking Class in Casablanca with Transfers
Description
Enjoy a private and authentic market tour and cooking class in a local Casablanca home with your host Maria. This is a perfect experience for anyone looking to connect with local culture over food. You will be picked up from your Casablanca hotel and driven to the local market where you will discover regional Moroccan produce and spices. After your market tour, Maria will drive you to her luxurious home for your cooking class in her kitchen. Here, you will learn to cook 2-3 traditional Moroccan dishes from Maria's family recipes. After cooking, you will enjoy your meal together. Growing up in a large Moroccan family required you to help around in the kitchen, and that is how Maria learned to cook. She fondly remembers her grandmother teaching her family recipes and classics like lamb tagine with cardoon during Maria's school vacation. Maria recently retired and uses her time to pursue her passion for cooking and sharing her culture and cuisine with guests from all over the world.
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What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
Maria will pick you up from the concierge desk of your Casablanca hotel and drop you off at the end of your private cultural and culinary experience.
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Important Information
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Please include your hotel name and address when making your booking
- Menu may vary depending on the season
- If any travelers in your party have any allergies, dietary restrictions or cooking preferences please advise at time of booking
- Vegetarian and vegan option is available, please advise at time of booking if required
- Private, personalized experience
- Notes: Maria can offer vegetarian and halal meals on request.
- Free cancellation up to 48 hours prior to experience
Reviews(21)
I can’t even think of how to include all of the ways this experience was amazing. Maria was a dream host and made us feel so welcome and included. She picked us up from our hotel, showed us some of the city on our way to the market, guided us through picking our ingredients, invited us in to her beautiful home, taught us how to cook authentic Moroccan dishes, and made us feel so welcome and safe. She taught us so much about her culture that I am so thankful for this experience. Learning from the locals is. Ow my favorite way to truly learn about a new place. Maria and her family were the best! I would 100% do this experience again.
Thank you so much for sharing this wonderful review. We are thrilled to hear that your experience with Maria was so memorable from start to finish. It sounds like she went above and beyond to make you feel welcome, safe, and fully immersed in Moroccan culture, from the market visit to cooking authentic dishes in her beautiful home. Learning from locals is truly the heart of what we hope Traveling Spoon experiences offer, and it is fantastic to know that Maria and her family made such a strong and lasting impression. We are so glad you would do the experience again, and we hope to welcome you back on another unforgettable culinary adventure in the future.
Shopping for food at the local market was very informative and fun. We cooked at Maia’s beautiful home. She explained the customs, traditions, ingredients, spices and gave us tips on cooking a wonderful meal. Thank you Maria for a wonderful home experience and cooking lesson!!
Maria was an outstanding host! She assured our transportation, despite some hassles at the cruise terminal. She gave us an interesting car tour and narration of Casablanca’s highlights and history while driving us to the market. The busy market offered a colorful, fragrant, exotic and enlightening experience- free of other tourists. Maria offered great hospitality, inviting us into her beautiful home for our hands-on cooking class. First she welcomed us with a traditional mint tea and wonderful cookies. Then we prepared couscous with vegetables and beef, chicken tangine, and two tomato sauces. Once the cooking was done, we were seated at a lovely table full of all these dishes, plus fresh bread, olives, juice, wine, water. Sumptuous! We are so grateful that Maria offers this Moroccan experience. We recommend this excursion without reservation.
Maria picked us up on time Took us to a wonderful bakery Showed us the market Wish we could spend more time there but understand why Took many hours to prepare the dishes but well worth it Friendly and welcoming to her home Introduced us to her family It was a great experience Would do again
It was a really nice experience- went to a market and saw where our guide shops. Unfortunately it was Friday so some of the booths were closed. Went to the hosts home and did a hands on cooking class - Tajine and couscous. I have a greater respect for the level of care and work put into the prep of these foods. Had a great experience seeing the beautiful Moroccan salon in the home.
Maria was a fantastic guide and chef! We felt very welcome in her home and made some of the most amazing food we have ever tasted. I highly recommend this experience- it’s worth it.
This class with Maria and her family was like spending time with an aunty - they were so welcoming and no detail was overlooked. Her knowledge of Morocco, it’s culture and of course the food was second to none. We’ve learned a tonne of techniques to try in our own home, and can’t wait to make our own tagine and true couscous. I haven’t been in a class this intimate or this deep in detail, it was even better than we were expecting. The market tour was like being a local, and everything in the cooking of the meal was clear and hands-on instead of simply watching someone else. If we had a fridge in our hotel room we would’ve been able to take some of the huge feast home! It was my partners birthday and I mentioned it in the booking, and they went above and beyond. Couldn’t be more grateful to these beautiful people, they made it feel like a celebration with family while we’re on the other side of the world. Hopefully Minu and I can meet Maria and her family again sometime - you definitely should take the chance to.
Our tour guide Maria did an excellebt job us a market tour and cooking class in her lovely home. We prepared four dishes, everything was organized and ready for us to cook with. The foods were fresh and delicious. She had a nice table setting in her beautiful living room. While we ate we listened to moroccon music and we even danced. We highly recommend Marias private cooking class.
The cooking experience with Maria was absolutely amazing! I always thought Moroccan food was difficult to make but Maria made it look so easy. It was a lovely atmosphere and we got to meet her family in the class and work together to make a delicious lunch. Everyone was able to fully participate in the cooking experience. We even got to meet Maria’s dog - Oupssi If you are looking for an authentic Morrocan food making class with a relaxed and chill environment, book with Maria I promise you won't be disappointed.
This was the best excursion. Maria was nice, informative and patient. We began with a tour of Casablanca before heading to the market. We toured the market and tasted the various olives from one of the merchants. When we arrived at her home, she shared the traditional Moroccan culture and we began our cooking experience. The food was amazing and she answered any questions we had about the food and culture. I highly recommend this excursion. It’s an experience you’ll never forget. Her sister was awesome too.
