Hands-on
Cooking Class from Taghazout: A Day Inland with a Tagine
Out of the village and inland for a half day at a Berber house. You pick the herbs, cook a tagine or a couscous with a local cook, and eat it on the terrace.
- Duration
- Approx. 4.5 hours
- Start times
- 10:00 & 14:00
- Getting there
- Hotel pickup
- Group size
- Up to 2 people
What you get
Highlights
- Half a day inland from Taghazout, away from the surf
- Pick your own herbs in the garden at a Berber house
- Cook a tagine or a couscous with a local cook beside you
- Mint tea poured the traditional way, from a height
- Lunch on the terrace, eating what you made
- Pickup and drop-off in Taghazout or Tamraght
The experience
What to expect
Taghazout is all surf and salt air, which is exactly why this day works. You leave the village after breakfast and drive inland, away from the coast road, to a Berber house with a garden and a kitchen that smells of woodsmoke and cumin.
The garden comes first. You walk it with the cook, picking the herbs and vegetables that go into the pot and hearing what grows when. Then the cooking, tagine or couscous, done by hand. The cook shows you how the spices are built up and why the pot is shaped the way it is. Mint tea arrives somewhere in the middle, poured from a height.
While the pot cooks you have the garden, then lunch on the terrace with fruit and tea. The day runs about four and a half hours, and we pick you up from Taghazout or Tamraght and bring you back to the village in the afternoon.
Run of show
How your session runs
10:00 Hotel pickup
We collect you from your hotel in Agadir or Taghazout and drive inland to the house.
10:30 Garden walk and herb picking
A turn around the garden with the cook, naming what is growing and cutting the herbs and vegetables for the pot.
11:00 Mint tea
Tea poured from a height, the traditional way, and a chance to try it yourself before the cooking starts.
11:30 Into the kitchen
You make a tagine or a couscous from scratch, with the cook beside you explaining the spices and the order they go in.
12:00 Time in the garden
The pot goes on the fire and you have the garden to yourself while it cooks down.
13:15 Lunch
You sit down on the terrace and eat what you made, with seasonal fruit and mint tea.
14:00 The drive back
Back down to the coast after lunch, with the afternoon still ahead of you.
14:30 Hotel drop-off
We leave you at your hotel in Agadir or Taghazout.
Included
- Hotel pick-up and drop-off (Agadir, Taghazout & Tamraght)
- Air-conditioned vehicle and driver
- Guide for the garden walk
- Local cook to teach the class
- All ingredients and cooking equipment
- Lunch, seasonal fruit and mint tea
- Local taxes and service fees
What to bring
- Comfortable clothes and shoes
- A camera or phone
- Details of any allergies or dietary needs, sent before the day
Know before you go
- Tell us about allergies or dietary needs when you book
- The class is hands-on, so expect to do the chopping
- Lunch is the meal you cook, so come hungry
- Part of the day is spent outside in the garden
Good to know
Frequently asked questions
How far inland is the house?
A short drive from Taghazout, away from the coast road. We handle the transport in both directions.
Do I need cooking experience?
None. Most people who join from Taghazout have never cooked a tagine. The cook guides each step and corrects you as you go.
What dish will we cook?
A tagine or a couscous, depending on the day and what the garden has ready. You learn the spice order either way.
Do we eat what we cook?
Yes. Lunch on the terrace is the meal you made, with seasonal fruit and mint tea.
Can you pick us up in the village?
Yes, from Taghazout or Tamraght. Send the address and we will give you a time.
How long is the day?
About four and a half hours in total, including the drive, the garden, the cooking and lunch.
