Traditional Zanzibar Cooking Class

Highlights

Learn how to make rice and curry, Zanzibar delicious and underrated traditional cuisine, which is overshadowed on the international culinary stage by the food of its neighbours, such as India. Although it sounds simple, rice and curry is actually a complex dish comprised of seven different elements, including curries, spiced vegetables in a variety of textures, sambols, chutneys and rice.

Inludes/Excludes
Tour itinerary
  • Transportation: Begin with a pickup from your hotel and a scenic drive to a spice farm.
  • Spice Farm Exploration: Guided tour through the plantation, learning about different spices like cloves, nutmeg, cinnamon, and vanilla.
  • Sensory Experience: Smell and taste various spices directly from the plants.
  • Cultural Immersion: Discover the medicinal uses of local herbs and learn about Swahili cuisine.
  • Cooking Class: Prepare and cook a Zanzibari meal, learning traditional techniques and spice combinations.
  • Lunch (optional): Enjoy a traditional Swahili lunch featuring locally grown spice
From $35.00
per adult (price varies by group size)
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