Zanzibar's food makes more sense when you have prepared it yourself.
A cooking experience in Jambiani is a slower way to spend part of your day: cooking alongside someone local, asking why ingredients are used the way they are and then sitting down to eat what you made.
The meal is the destination
This is not meant to be a chef demonstration where you stand at the back taking photographs.
The best version is participatory.
You chop, mix, taste and learn.
The exact menu should depend on the host, season, dietary needs and what is available.
Vegetarian? Allergies?
Ask before booking.
Many Swahili dishes can work well for vegetarian guests, but dietary requirements need to be communicated to the actual host.
Arranged locally from Jambiani
There are hundreds of tours for sale in Zanzibar, and we don’t pretend to run them all. Haji lives here in Jambiani and helps arrange experiences locally, together with people he knows and trusted partners around the island. Morten helps you plan before you arrive. Our job is simple: help you choose a good option and make the logistics easy.
