Top Jordan Cooking Classes

Join Um Ayemen and her family in Petra for a warm, home-cooked experience that feels like visiting old friends. Begin your visit with a welcoming cup of Arabic coffee as you settle into the family home. Then, mix and match activities — visit the local market to choose fresh ingredients, bake traditional bread, or cook Jordanian favorites such as Mansaf, Maqlouba, and stuffed grape leaves right in the family kitchen. If you’re short on time, you can simply join for dining, or stop by for tea and a friendly chat. As the dishes come together, share stories and laughter while learning about Bedouin life and family traditions. Finally, gather around the table to enjoy the meal you helped create — a true taste of Jordan, filled with connection, hospitality, and heart.

Tourists visiting Jordan and the Holy Land area get extremely in love with the taste of our local food and spices. So imagine if you get the chance to learn our home-made recipes, cook the dishes by your own hands in assistance of a professional chef and instructor. Once the dishes are cooked you will enjoy a Jordanian Feast where you will gather around one big table and enjoy all the dishes you have personally cooked. We will also give you the chance to enjoy our Jordanian coffee or tea after your session. Don't forget to grab our detailed recipes in hard copy when you leave.

Savor the Jordanian love of food on this 4-hour private cooking class in Amman, including lunch or dinner. Head to a cooking school in the charming Amman neighborhood, and learn to make traditional Arabic dishes with local cooks. Prepare your recipes on a terrace overlooking old Amman and enjoy soft Arabic background music. Lastly, enjoy your creations for lunch or dinner, depending on your chosen class time; and choose to sip on a glass of wine with your food before finishing with a coffee.

This is a perfect experience for anyone looking to connect with local culture over food. Ahmed has been working in the tourism industry for many years now, and in 2022 he started hosting cooking classes in his home, with his wife, Afaf. Afaf learned to cook from her mother and grandmother, and later received professional culinary training through a program facilitated by the USAID here in Jordan. - Private and authentic cooking class in Amman in a local home - Learn to cook 3 dishes in a hands-on cooking class - Learn about traditional Jordanian cooking while sharing customs, traditions, and stories inspired by their rich heritage - Enjoy a traditional Jordanian meal served with mint tea or Arabic coffee - Pick up and drop off from central Amman hotels is included - Afaf and Ahmed can accommodate lactose free, gluten free and vegetarian meals, on request - If you have chosen the market tour option, enjoy a guided tour of a local market

Overview Here is your opportunity to experience true, homemade Jordanian street food prepared exclusively for you and your party. Enjoy a culinary adventure with a local chef in the comfort of a private residence. See how the local Ammani people live. could be vegan restrictions. (Any other dietary restrictions should be discussed well in advance with the Chef.)

Our trip with cooking class in the desert will give you an unforgettable lifetime experience. Camels, goats and other animals of the desert will cross your way. The smell of bonfire & bedouin tea. Our guides are experienced and belong to the bedouin community of Wadi Rum. They will prepare delicious bedouin dishes with you on the fire, tea and coffee(please let us know, if you are vegetarian). Spend the night in a traditional Bedouin camp with hot showers, comfy beds, bed linen and towels. You will wake up in the middle of the desert ! In the early morning you'll be the first and can take gorgeous pictures! This is the most authentic way to get to know the desert. After breakfast the next morning we will bring you back Or you decide to stay longer with us :-)