Ben Guerir Hand-Rolled Couscous-Making Cooking Class at Women's Cooperative

Join a standard group couscous workshop in central Ben Guerir, learning every step by hand with a women's cooperative over a two-hour session.

Getting started

Arrive at the women's cooperative in the center of Ben Guerir, in the Rhamna plains, and check in for your Standard Group Workshop Session. You first meet the women leading this guided couscous workshop, then go to the work area where all ingredients and equipment are laid out for the group. Once everyone is gathered, the hands-on instructions begin.

What to expect

Women's cooperative in Ben Guerir

Spend around two hours inside the cooperative in central Ben Guerir, where the entire activity is built around the traditional gesture of rolling couscous by hand.

Features

• Follow the whole chain from sorting the grain to packing the finished couscous, seeing how each stage fits into the cooperative's daily work.
• Take part in a guided couscous workshop in a standard group workshop format, with the women of the cooperative showing you how to roll couscous by hand and working alongside you at each stage.
• Use all ingredients and equipment provided for you, so you can focus on learning the technique rather than sourcing materials or tools.
• Taste the couscous they produce at the end of the session during a couscous tasting, and enjoy mint tea and water while you relax and review what you have made.
• Receive souvenir photos that capture you rolling, shaping, and working through the full process with the cooperative team.