A cooking class in Saint-Louis, with a choice: Senegalese cooking over a full day, or pastry and baking in six hours. Local chefs and cooks lead the class, the tasting is included, and the price is per person.

Two workshops, two lengths

There are two options. The Senegalese cooking workshop takes place over a full day: you cook the great Senegalese classics, with local chefs and cooks. The pastry and baking class lasts six hours and is for those who want an introduction to pastry. The tasting is included in both cases: you eat what you have cooked.

Both lengths are long: these are workshops to book for half a day or more, not for a one-hour slot. The cooking option fills the day, which leaves time to prepare several dishes before tasting them; the pastry and baking option, shorter, suits those who prefer a half-day. The price is per person. The principle is clear: you cook, you learn, you taste, with chefs and cooks from the city.

If you live in Saint-Louis, it is a workshop to learn a family dish or take up pastry. If you are visiting, it is a day of meeting people at the table rather than one more sight.

Saint-Louis and its table

Saint-Louis is a former colonial capital at the mouth of the Senegal River, facing the Atlantic, whose historic island is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Fishing plays a large part here. The workshop belongs to this city of heritage, fishing and culture in the north of the country: a region best read along the Senegal River, which you follow upstream from the Atlantic, far from the beaches of the southern coast.

Extending your time

After the class, guided cultural visits help you read the city, and evenings and gastronomy extend the pleasure of the table. To stay with cooking, other Senegalese cooking classes are available around the country. Nearby, the Langue de Barbarie and Djoudj offer landscapes of water and birds.