Cooking class

Today after brunch we took a cooking class with the riad's chef. She taught us how to make a traditional Moroccan meal of lamb tagine, couscous, 3 salads, and a fruit tart for dessert. Despite a French language barrier we had a lot of fun. We deciphered the spices by smelling each one and Lily got her hands dirty feeling the couscous for consistency. I was quickly taking notes on my iPhone so that we can try this at home. We are going to need a pressure cooker now, though I wonder what Moroccan's did before the days of pressure cookers (patience?).

In the picture you can see the chef putting the final touches on the tagine before putting the conical lid on.