Vegetarian and vegan cooking class

Posted By : Gayle_V
The cooking class was good and the food was delicious.
However I had explicitly booked a vegetarian and vegan cooking class in Morocco so that I could be in a familiar environment with like-minded people. Upon arriving in the room where we were cooking, it became clear that we were going to be cooking with people who did make a dish with chicken, which I thought was a shame. Presumably this was because otherwise there were not enough people in the cooking class. This made the experience a little less enjoyable for me.

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Posted On : 2024-03-12 11:10:49

Posted By : benmA1313FY
Kawtar and Khmisa's cookery class was such a great authentic experience, and with a really nice group of people from Italy, Holland, Bulgaria, Germany, South Africa and us from the UK. Buying the ingredients from the souk was a lot of fun. On arrival at Khmisa's house we were shown how to make (and pour from a great height!!!) traditional Morrocan tea, and then we all jointly prepared four starters, and two tagines (vegetarian and chicken). Every step was clearly explained with lots of useful cooking tips. Then the best bit... eating! The food was amazing and so were our hosts. Highly recommend you give this a go when in Marrakech.
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Posted On : 2024-01-15 11:39:34

Posted By : 153arisp
I'm awarding 3 stars simply because the niece and auntie were such warm and lovely people. However, this was NOT really a vegetarian and vegan class, although we did produce a simple vegetarian tagine and starter, similar to a vegetable accompaniment to a normal meal. I'm sure the 10 other members of our group enjoyed the class, as they were meat eaters, and marinated chicken (!!!!) provided the substance. Having sampled really delicious vegetable tagines at our hotel, my husband and I were looking forward to discovering how to reproduce some of the wonderful bean, chickpea and pulse tagines served there, which provide the vital protein for vegetarians. Colourful though the simple vegetable tagine was, sadly, the class provided no protein dish for us, even avoiding couscous as (I was told) it "takes too long to prepare" As a vegetarian and vegan class, it seemed odd that 10 of the 12 members were meat eaters and it was they for whom the class was designed! We returned to our hotel for a hearty lunch as we were both hungry after our meal at the class.
But most importantly, we were disappointed! People who are NOT vegetarians themselves, but profess to provide vegetarian food must understand that rabbit food alone does not sustain a healthy body, nor does it provide a satisfying meal. The class we attended would warrant no more than 2 stars, awarded for the starter and yogurt and fruit desert.
I wish good luck to Dounia Alaoui and her lovely auntie, but PLEASE only advertise a vegetarian and vegan class if you understand the dietary requirements. As Christmas holiday tourists, we only had time for only 1 class and feel we have missed the opportunity to learn how to replicate the lovely food, flavoured with all your wonderful moroccon herbs and spices, with which we had fallen in love.
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Posted On : 2024-01-02 10:29:02

Posted By : 945gracieg
We had a great time at the cooking class. Shopped for ingredients and then went to a local home and learnt how to cook starters, tagine and desert. Highly recommend
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Posted On : 2023-12-17 14:38:11

Posted By : Jeremy W
I really enjoyed the class! We made vegetable and chicken tanjine and different vegetable dishes. We learned a lot about Moroccan spices.
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Posted On : 2023-06-18 21:55:36

Posted By : Charlotte_S
Kawtar and Khimsa were wonderful hosts, very accommodating to all levels of cooking experience, and taught us to make a delicious vegetarian tagine while the group alongside prepared chicken tagine. We also made veg starters and dessert all together, and had delicious fresh mint green tea. Overall lovely afternoon
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Posted On : 2023-06-15 12:25:06

Posted By : Jessica_F
Amazing class at Aunties house with a delightful group of different travelers. Delicious spices and great instructions made for a fun and filling dinner.
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Posted On : 2023-05-22 08:45:24

Posted By : Ricardo_A
Great food and all submerged in the morrocan culture. I wish everyone had done more than watch how the next step was done by your peers. Having said that, the experience was great!
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Posted On : 2023-05-09 17:17:01

Posted By : Suhasini_R
Amazing, would recommend this class and the food. Highlight of our trip and a great way to spend a morning. Very well organized, very friendly, and clear guidance. They also have spices available for sale after the class, so you can buy directly from them. We had the vegan tagine, which was so tasty.
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Posted On : 2023-04-19 08:40:10

Posted By : tomask209
We learned a lot about the traditional moroccan cuisine and together with our wonderful hosts made a nice set of starters and the best ever veggie tagine. We also got the recipes and will make the dishes we learned again and again.
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Posted On : 2023-04-07 05:37:09