Swahili Cooking

This is a lesson in a real kitchen, either in Stone Town or in a home that hosts small groups. You start with what Zanzibari cooking actually uses: coconut milk grated by hand, cloves, cardamom, lime, and fish or chicken or vegetables depending on the day and your diet. Typical plates include pilau or a coconut curry, chapati or mandazi, and a simple salad. The kitchen we use can cook halal; say so and it is arranged, including separate utensils where that matters to you. You eat what you made. It is not a restaurant performance.

Guide price: from USD 60 per person. Replace this number when you edit the trip.

Highlights

• Grating coconut and building a masala
• A Zanzibari plate you helped cook
• Halal kitchen on request
• Recipes you can actually repeat

Included

• Host and ingredients
• The meal you cook
• Tea or coffee
• Hotel pickup in Stone Town
• Recipes written down

Not included

• Alcohol
• Tips
• A market tour, unless added
• Transfer from the east or north coast, unless added

Questions

Can you cook vegetarian?

Yes. Tell us. The same spices, without the fish or chicken.

Is it halal?

The kitchen we book for this can be. Say it in the inquiry and we confirm before you pay anything.

Do children join in?

Yes. Chapati is the part they usually take over.