Marrakesh Couscous-Making Cooking Class with Women's Cooperative

Spend half a day at Lmzinda with a women's cooperative, learning couscous from grain to plate, plus a shared meal and souvenir photos.

Getting started

Arrive at the women's cooperative in Lmzinda and check in with the team running the couscous workshop. You join a group of at most ten participants so everyone can work hands-on. Once settled at your workstation with all ingredients and equipment provided, the cooperative introduces the plan for the guided couscous workshop.

What to expect

Women's cooperative at Lmzinda

You spend half a day inside the women's cooperative at Lmzinda, focusing on every step involved in traditional couscous preparation. The session is run in Arabic and Darija, so you experience the way couscous is still made in the village today.

Features

• Follow a guided couscous workshop with the cooperative, starting from the raw grain and working through each stage they use in Lmzinda. You roll and sieve the semolina by hand, then steam it three times over the broth, just as it is still done in the village.
• Move from grain to a full dish as you cook the meat, vegetables, and spices that go with the couscous. The focus stays on practical techniques, so you complete the full process yourself alongside the cooperative members.
• Take part in a shared meal with the cooperative at the end of the cooking, gathering to eat together around one dish. This closing meal is where you taste the couscous you prepared and see how it is served in their daily life.
• Rely on all ingredients and equipment provided by the cooperative, including grain, vegetables, and cooking tools, so you just need to arrive ready to participate. Water and mint tea are included throughout, and souvenir photos are taken so you have a record of your time in the workshop.